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\frac{4a {}^(2) }{16a {}^(5) \: b {}^(2) } b {}^(5)

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Answer:


\large\boxed{(1)/(4)a^(-3)b^3=(b^3)/(4a^3)}

Explanation:


(4a^2b^5)/(16a^5b^2)\qquad\text{use}\ (x^n)/(x^m)=x^(n-m)\\\\=(4)/(16)a^(2-5)b^(5-2)=(1)/(4)a^(-3)b^3\qquad\text{use}\ x^(-n)=(1)/(x^n)\\\\=(b^3)/(4a^3)

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