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Simplify: 16x^2y^5 over -4x^-6y^8

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(16x^2y^5)/(-4x^(-6)y^8)=16:(-4)x^(2-(-6))y^(5-8)=-4x^8y^(-3)=-(4x^8)/(y^3)

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(a^n)/(a^m)=a^(n-m)\\\\a^(-n)=(1)/(a^n)
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