SOLUTION: can anyone show me how to simplify this problem without negative exponents? {{{ ( x*y^5 / x^-4y^2 )^-2 }}}

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Question 289435: can anyone show me how to simplify this problem without negative exponents?
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  • Graphical form: simplifies to
  • Text form: (x*y^5/x^(-4)*y^2)^(-2) simplifies to 1/(x^(5)*y^(7))^2
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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Reduce similar several occurrences of highlight_red%28+x+%29 to highlight_green%28+x%5E%281-%28-4%29%29+%29
It becomes .
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Reduce similar several occurrences of highlight_red%28+y%5E5+%29 to highlight_green%28+y%5E%285%2B2%29+%29
It becomes .
Look at .
Removed extra sign in front of 4
It becomes .
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Negative power changes multiplication to division
It becomes .
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