SOLUTION: (5a2/6b)(4b/a3)

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Question 92945: (5a2/6b)(4b/a3)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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20a%5E2b%2F6a%5E3b Multiply



%2810a%5E2%2Ab%29%2F%283a%5E3%2Ab%29 Reduce the coefficients 20%2F6 to 10%2F3



%2810a%5E%282-3%29%2Ab%5E%281-1%29%29%2F%283%29 Now subtract the exponents




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%2810b%5E0%29%2F%283a%5E1%29 Flip any negative exponents


%2810%29%2F%283a%29 Rewrite 3a%5E1 as 3a and b%5E0 as 1 (which is discarded)