document.write( "Question 186091: (a^-2b^5)^-8 Use poitive exponents only. Whatever that means. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #139528 by vleith(2983) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"%28a%5E%28-2%29b%5E5%29%5E%28-8%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The exponents here are -2 , 5 and -8. Of those three exponents, two are negative and one is positive. You need to know that $\"a%5E%28-b%29+=+1%2F%28a%5Eb%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Use this rule o f exponents to solve the given equation.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28a%5E%28-2%29b%5E5%29%5E%28-8%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E16b%5E%28-40%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E16%2Fb%5E40\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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