SOLUTION: is a homework, not isbn (a^2x^-2)^-2/(a^-3x^2)^-2

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Question 58651: is a homework, not isbn
(a^2x^-2)^-2/(a^-3x^2)^-2
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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