SOLUTION: Can someone help me with this? https://pasteboard.co/GAscxwg.png It's about Rules of Exponents but I'm kinda getting confused with it, explain please.

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Question 1087351: Can someone help me with this?
https://pasteboard.co/GAscxwg.png
It's about Rules of Exponents but I'm kinda getting confused with it, explain please.

Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, MathTherapy, Fombitz:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

%28%2832a%5E4b%5E%28-2%29%29%2F%282a%5E3b%5E3%29%29%28%283a%5E2b%5E7%29%2F%28-2a%29%29...simplify



%28%2816ab%5E%28-2%29%29%2Fb%5E3%29%28%283ab%5E7%29%2F%28-2%29%29....recall that b%5E%28-2%29=1%2Fb%5E2

%2816a%2F%28b%5E2%2Ab%5E3%29%29%28%283ab%5E7%29%2F%28-2%29%29

%2816a%2Fb%5E5%29%28%283ab%5E7%29%2F%28-2%29%29



%288a%2F1%29%28%283ab%5E2%29%2F%28-1%29%29

%288a%29%28-3ab%5E2%29....multiply

-24a%5E2b%5E2





Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Can someone help me with this?
https://pasteboard.co/GAscxwg.png
It's about Rules of Exponents but I'm kinda getting confused with it, explain please.
%2832a%5E4b%5E%28-+2%29%2F%282a%5E3b%5E3%29%29+%2A+%28%283a%5E2b%5E7%29%2F%28-+2a%29%29  
------- Cancelling terms in each fraction
%2816ab%5E%28-+2%29%2Fb%5E3%29+%2A+%28%283ab%5E7%29%2F%28-+2%29%29
---- Cancelling 16 and - 2, and b%5E3 and b%5E7

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):