Apply the Property of Negative Integer Exponents to generate an expression equivalent to 7 −3⋅7 −5

with positive exponents only.(1 point)

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To apply the property of negative integer exponents, we can rewrite the expression \( 7^{-3} \cdot 7^{-5} \) using the property which states that \( a^{-n} = \frac{1}{a^n} \).

First, we can combine the two exponents:

\[ 7^{-3} \cdot 7^{-5} = 7^{-3 + (-5)} = 7^{-8} \]

Now, using the property of negative exponents:

\[ 7^{-8} = \frac{1}{7^8} \]

Therefore, the expression \( 7^{-3} \cdot 7^{-5} \) can be rewritten with positive exponents only as:

\[ \frac{1}{7^8} \]