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Which expression is equivalent to 5y^3/(5y)^-2

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Answer:

y^5

Explanation:

The trick here is knowing that a negative power becomes positive when switching it's place from the denominator to the numerator.


(5y^3)/(5y^-2) = (y^3)/(y^-2) = (y^3*y^2)/(1) = y^5

so the answer is y^5

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