Short Answer: Raise the quantity in parentheses to the indicated exponent, and simplify the resulting expression. Express answers with positive exponents.
(-39x^-2y/156x^3y^-3)^3

Question

anonymous · Answer

multiply each exponent by 3

anonymous · Answer

don't you have to simplify inside the parenthesis first

anonymous · Answer

(-39)^3  x^-6 y^3
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(156)^3  x^9  y^-9

you can simplify now too

anonymous · Answer

(-39)^3   
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(156)^3  x^15  y^-12

anonymous · Answer

yeah but it has to have positive exponents

anonymous · Answer

ok just send y up

(-39)^3   y^12
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(156)^3  x^15

anonymous · Answer

so my answer would be y^12/ 25x^15 correct

anonymous · Answer

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%28%28-39x%5E-2+y%29%2F%28156x%5E3+y%5E-3%29%29%5E3

anonymous · Answer

okay so it is -y^12/64x^15 then