SOLUTION: Simplify. Write your answer with positive exponents only. a^-3(a^3b^4)^-5 divided by b^-3 Thanks in advance.

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Question 296020: Simplify. Write your answer with positive exponents only. a^-3(a^3b^4)^-5 divided by b^-3
Thanks in advance.
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Moving a negative exponent from numerator to denominator or the other way removes the negative to positive. So in this a^-3(a^3b^4)^-5 divided by b^-3 we get:
b^3/a^3(a^3b^4)^5
There we go, all positive.
Make sense?
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