Question

Simplify the expression (-2)^2x^6y^2 / (-2)^-3x^4y^-2

A. -10x^2y^4
B. x^2y^4 / 2
C. -32x^2y^4
D. x^2 / 2

Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

put the two parts of the expression into their own brackets.. then add simplify to it...

simplify ((-2)^2x^6y^2) / ((-2)^-3x^4y^-2)

then feed it to wolfram
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=simplify++%28%28-2%29%5E2x%5E6y%5E2%29+%2F+%28%28-2%29%5E-3x%5E4y%5E-2%29

Answer 2

Thanks hughfuve, really appreciate it :)