SOLUTION: Simplify without negative exponents [ x y^5 / x^-4 y^2 ]^-2

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Question 92147: Simplify without negative exponents [ x y^5 / x^-4 y^2 ]^-2
Answer by anraymer(35) About Me  (Show Source):
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[ x y^5 / x^-4 y^2 ]^-2


Break the expression into pieces:
[(x/x^-4)*(y^5/y^2)]^(-2)
Simplify each piece:
[(x^5)(y^3)]^(-2)
x%5E-10%2Ay%5E-6


Now, to get rid of the negative exponent, you simply "flip" the expression:
1%2F%28x%5E10%2Ay%5E6%29