A technician is calculating the signal decay in a communications circuit represented by the expression $z^{-5} \cdot z^{-3}$. Arrange the following steps in the correct order to simplify this expression to its final form using a positive exponent.

An electronics technician is analyzing the signal attenuation in different parts of a communication system. Match each expression representing a power loss factor with its equivalent simplified form using a positive exponent.

A laboratory technician is documenting a calibration factor represented by the expression $z^{-4} \cdot z^{-5}$. The technician simplifies this expression to $\frac{1}{z^9}$ for the final report. Is this simplification correct according to the Product Property for Exponents and the definition of negative exponents?

A technician at a semiconductor plant is calculating a miniaturization factor represented by the expression $z^{-5} \cdot z^{-3}$. When this factor is simplified and written with only a positive exponent, it takes the form $\frac{1}{z^n}$. The value of the exponent $n$ is ____.

Warehouse Decay Factor Simplification

Product Property and Negative Exponent Rules in Circuit Attenuation