Question 888730
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Oh, he's being a butt. We use the word "solve" only for equations
and inequalities.   When there is no equal sign "=", or "<", ">",
"<u><</u>", or "<u>></u>", we say "Simplify", not "Solve".

It's SIMPLIFY an EXPRESSION and SOLVE an EQUALITY or INEQUALITY.

Anyway it's clear that you wanted to SIMPLIFY the expression:

{{{((-x)^3y^3)/(x^3y^6)}}}

Notice that {{{(-x)^3}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{(-x)(-x)(-x)}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{-x^3}}},
because a negative times a negative times a negative is a negative.

{{{(-x^3y^3)/(x^3y^6)}}}{{{""=""}}}

{{{-(x^3y^3)/(x^3y^6)}}}{{{""=""}}}

{{{-(cross(x^3)y^3)/(cross(x^3)y^6)}}}

Subtract the exponents of the y's, larger minus smaller, and put
the result {{{y^3}}} on the bottom because the larger power {{{y^6}}}
was on the bottom. You have to show the 1 understood in the numerator,
so we have:

{{{-1/y^3}}}

Edwin</pre>