SOLUTION: Can you help? 4^-1x^2y^-3/6^-1x^-1y^2 simplify I got 3x^3/2y^5 or 1x^3/2y^5 How far off am I?

Algebra ->  Exponents-negative-and-fractional -> SOLUTION: Can you help? 4^-1x^2y^-3/6^-1x^-1y^2 simplify I got 3x^3/2y^5 or 1x^3/2y^5 How far off am I?      Log On


   

Question 9044: Can you help?
4^-1x^2y^-3/6^-1x^-1y^2 simplify
I got 3x^3/2y^5 or 1x^3/2y^5
How far off am I?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
phew...learn to use brackets please :-)

i am assuming you mean %284%5E-1%2Ax%5E2%2Ay%5E-3%29%2F%286%5E-1%2Ax%5E-1%2Ay%5E2%29

i shall re-write each term per line, so you can see what i have done:
%28x%5E2%2Ay%5E-3%29%2F%284%2A6%5E-1%2Ax%5E-1%2Ay%5E2%29
%28x%5E2%29%2F%284%2A6%5E-1%2Ax%5E-1%2Ay%5E2%2Ay%5E3%29
%286x%5E2%29%2F%284%2Ax%5E-1%2Ay%5E2%2Ay%5E3%29
%286x%5E2%2Ax%29%2F%284%2Ay%5E2%2Ay%5E3%29

Right, that has re-arranged all the negative powers. Now to simplify

%286x%5E3%29%2F%284%2Ay%5E5%29
%283x%5E3%29%2F%282%2Ay%5E5%29

jon.