Question

simplify: (16y^8/4y^2)^-4

Answer 1

\[\frac{ 1 }{ 256y^{40} }\]

Answer 2

so what do you already know how to do on this question?

Answer 3

nothing. im completely confused.

Answer 4

wait, how do you have an exponent on an exponent?

Answer 5

@Corey_ONeal I tried that answer it wasnt right.

Answer 6

what do you mean?

Answer 7

\[(16y^8\div4y^2)^{-4}\] nvm. i found it.

Answer 8

ok

Answer 9

so what do you know about it?

Answer 10

im not really sure. im helping a friend out and now im frustrated because i cant figure out the answer to the question.

Answer 11

do you know how to do it?

Answer 12

use order of operations to help you.
P arenthesis
E xponents
M ultiplication
D ivision
A ddition
S ubtraction

Answer 13

im still really confused. i did the parentheses which is 16/4=4. then exponents is 8/2=4.

Answer 14

you don't divide exponets, you multiply them by the product of the answer. and it would be: \[16y^8\div4y^2=4^2y^2\] which would give you \[4^2y^2=16y^2\]

Answer 15

\[16y^4\] my bad

Answer 16

what do i do after that?