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Standard Operating Procedure: Negative Exponent Simplification

To assist in the development of a company-wide technical manual, you must provide a clear explanation of how to handle specific algebraic forms found in signal processing formulas. State the formal definition of a negative exponent and describe the exact steps used to rewrite the expressions x6x^{-6} and (u4)3(u^4)^{-3} as expressions with only positive exponents. Assume all variables are non-zero. Your description for (u4)3(u^4)^{-3} should clearly identify how the negative exponent rule and the power-of-a-power structure interact to reach the final form.

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