SOLUTION: my son is learning to divide exponents and i am not sure how to do this one. x to the power of negative 2 y to the fourth power

Question 264828: my son is learning to divide exponents and i am not sure how to do this one.
x to the power of negative 2 y to the fourth power
Found 2 solutions by mananth, JBarnum:
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
my son is learning to divide exponents and i am not sure how to do this one.
x to the power of negative 2 y to the fourth power
If I have understood the problem correctly
(x)^-2 = 1/ (x)^2 / y^4
=1/(x)^2 *1/y^4
=1/ x^2*y^4 or =

Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"x to the power of negative 2 y to the fourth power" this to me means:

i dont quite understand what part your dividing, is there something more to the problem or is it written differently
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