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Simplify this expression (4x 3 y -4)-2
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Interpreting the expression as (4 x^3 y^(-4))^(-2):
(4 x^3 y^(-4))^(-2) = 4^(-2) · x^(3·-2) · y^(-4·-2)
= 1/16 · x^(-6) · y^8
= y^8 / (16 x^6).
(Requires x ≠ 0 and y ≠ 0 because of negative exponents.)
(4 x^3 y^(-4))^(-2) = 4^(-2) · x^(3·-2) · y^(-4·-2)
= 1/16 · x^(-6) · y^8
= y^8 / (16 x^6).
(Requires x ≠ 0 and y ≠ 0 because of negative exponents.)
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