Write the following expressions so that no answer includes negative exponents.Assume the variables are nonzero.
-$\frac { m ^ { 3 } } { m ^ { - 17 } }$
A) $m ^ { 20 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { m ^ { 20 } }$
C) $- \frac { m ^ { 2 } } { 17 }$
D) $- 17 m ^ { 20 }$
E) None of these

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To eliminate the negative exponent, you can use the rule $a^{-n} = \frac{1}{a^n}$. Applying this to the given expression, $\frac{m^3}{m^{-17}}$ becomes $m^{3 - (-17)} = m^{3 + 17} = m^{20}$.

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