SOLUTION: Simplify: no negative exponents or decimal answers (-2r)^4/(-2r)^-2

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Question 152392: Simplify: no negative exponents or decimal answers
(-2r)^4/(-2r)^-2
Answer by orca(409) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the following properties of exponents:
a%5Em%2Fa%5En=a%5E%28m-n%29
%28-2r%29%5E4%2F%28-2r%29%5E-2%29
=%28-2r%29%5E%284-%28-2%29%29
=%28-2r%29%5E6
=%28%28-2%29r%29%5E6
=%28-2%29%5E6r%5E6
=64r%5E6