how do you simplify the problem?

Question

(a^-5c²)^-2 ⁄ a^-5c

Answer 1

(a^-5c²)^-2 / a^-5c

 

a¹⁰c^-4/a^-5c

 

Since x^-a = 1/x^a we can rewrite the expression to get rid of the negative exponents:

 

a¹⁰a⁵/c⁴c

 

a¹⁵/c⁵ = (a³/c)⁵     (Either form can be used as the answer)