SOLUTION: Short Answer: Raise the quantity in parentheses to the indicated exponent, and simplify the resulting expression. Express answers with positive exponents. (-36x^2y/180x^-3y-5)

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Question 468933: Short Answer: Raise the quantity in parentheses to the indicated exponent, and simplify the resulting expression. Express answers with positive exponents.

(-36x^2y/180x^-3y-5)^-2

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-36x^2y/180x^-3y-5)^-2
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Simplify the fraction:
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= (-(1/5)x^5y^6)^-2
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Invert:
= (-5/(x^5y^6))^2
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Square:
= 25/(x^10y^12)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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