SOLUTION: Simplify without negative exponents [ x y^5 / x^-4 y^2 ]^-2

SOLUTION: Simplify without negative exponents [ x y^5 / x^-4 y^2 ]^-2

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Question 92147: Simplify without negative exponents [ x y^5 / x^-4 y^2 ]^-2
Answer by anraymer(35) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[ x y^5 / x^-4 y^2 ]^-2

Break the expression into pieces:
[(x/x^-4)*(y^5/y^2)]^(-2)
Simplify each piece:
[(x^5)(y^3)]^(-2)

Now, to get rid of the negative exponent, you simply "flip" the expression:

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