Question 264828
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my son is learning to divide exponents and i am not sure how to do this one.
x to the power of negative 2 y to the fourth power
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Your starting expression is

    {{{x^(-2)*y^4}}}.


It is the same as

    {{{(1/x^2)*y^4}}},


or the same as

    {{{y^4/x^2}}}.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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Solved correctly.


The answer in the post by @mananth is incorrect - simply ignore it.