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-2(4a^2b)^-2

Answer 1

\[-2(4a ^{2b})^{-2}\] is this what you have?

Answer 2

No, the b is a normal variable

Answer 3

\[-2(4a^{2}b)^{-2}\]

Answer 4

Alright then what that means is that you have this\[\frac{ -2 }{ (4a^2b)^2 }\]

Answer 5

okay.

Answer 6

Whenever you have it to the power of a negative number, then that means you can move it to the numerator or denominator to convert it to positive.

Answer 7

Yea. Like a "Moody Teen" He is upstairs, nobody likes him because he is grumpy, so they tell him to go downstairs and play his xbox. now he is happy! lol XP

Answer 8

Hahahahaha exactly

Answer 9

Sooo....now what?

Answer 10

Now you have to simplify the denominator because is to the power of 2 or you could leave it like that.

Answer 11

(4a^2 b)^2 simplify this further.

Answer 12

I don't know what to do now....

Answer 13

@Mateaus