SOLUTION: Short Answer: Raise the quantity in parentheses to the indicated exponent, and simplify the resulting expression. Express answers with positive exponents (32x^-5y/128x^-5y^4)^3 (3

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Question 551784: Short Answer: Raise the quantity in parentheses to the indicated exponent, and simplify the resulting expression. Express answers with positive exponents (32x^-5y/128x^-5y^4)^3
(32x^-5y)^3
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(128x^-5y^4)
Equation has parentheses around entire problem not around both equation only around entire problem.
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Raise the quantity in parentheses to the indicated exponent, and simplify the resulting expression. Express answers with positive exponents (32x^-5y/128x^-5y^4)^3
:
%28%2832x%5E-5y%29%2F%28128x%5E-5y%5E4%29%29%5E3
x^-5, cancel
%28%2832y%29%2F%28128y%5E4%29%29%5E3
reduce the numeric fraction
%28%281y%29%2F%284y%5E4%29%29%5E3
combine the y
%281%2F%284y%5E%284-1%29%29%29%5E3 = %281%2F%284y%5E3%29%29%5E3 = 1%2F%284%5E3y%5E%283%2A3%29%29 = 1%2F%2864y%5E9%29