SOLUTION: Simplify -a^2b^-2 divided by a^-2b^3/a^4b-2 A.-a4B-7 B -a8b3 C -a8B-7 D a4b3

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Question 976839: Simplify -a^2b^-2 divided by a^-2b^3/a^4b-2
A.-a4B-7
B -a8b3
C -a8B-7
D a4b3
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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or -a%5E8%2Ab%5E-7
so, answer is C -a%5E8b%5E-7