SOLUTION: how do you simply -7xy to the second power/28x to the fifth power y

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Question 695325: how do you simply -7xy to the second power/28x to the fifth power y
Answer by Ave(106) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28-7xy%5E2%29%2F%2828x%5E5y%29 you can start by simplifying 7/28 to 1/4
%28-xy%5E2%29%2F%284x%5E5y%29 x on the top would cancel out leaving you x^4 on the bottom
-y%5E2%2F4x%5E4y and finally y on the bottom would cancel out leaving just y on top
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