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Dawny521
Jun 16, 2009, 04:58 PM
Simplify express ans./only positive exponents



(x^-2y^4)/(4y^-3)^2

=1/4x^-2^-2y^4(-3)
=1/4x^-2-2y^4+3
=1/4x^4y^1

=y/4x^4
OK now this is wrong from what I am told but I don't know why and how its wrong can some one show me how this is done please

Perito
Jun 16, 2009, 08:08 PM
(x^{-2}y^4)/(4y^{-3})^2

I'm not positive I have the final exponent (2) in the right place, but it's where you wrote it, so I'll go from here.

x^{-2} = \frac {1}{x^2}

\frac {1}{y^{-3}}=y^3

=\Large \frac {\left ( \frac {y^4}{x^2} \right)}{ \left( \frac {4}{y^3} \right)^2}

=\Large \frac {\left ( \frac {y^4}{x^2} \right)}{ \left( \frac {16}{y^6} \right)}= \frac {y^4}{x^2}\times \frac {y^6}{16}=\frac {y^{10}}{16x^2}