simplify the exponential expression. write the result using only positive exponents( x^4y^2 / x^5y-^3)^2

Question

please help me figure this out..

 

thank you

Answer 1

The squaring is applied to (x⁴y²) / (x⁵y^-3) and I will simplify this now before doing the squaring.

 

Within those (DEFERRED) parentheses we get x^-1y⁵ which we should simplify to 1/(xy⁵)

 

NOW I LET YOU SQUARE THE WHOLE THING.