SOLUTION: simplify the expression x^-3y/xy^-2

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Question 552726: simplify the expression
x^-3y/xy^-2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^-3y/xy^-2

x^(-3-1)*y^(1-(-2))

x^(-4)*y^(3)

(y^3)/(x^4)


So x^-3y/xy^-2 = (y^3)/(x^4) for all nonzero values of x and y