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Negative exponents. Simplify each of the following. Your answer should contain positive exponents only.

Negative exponents. Simplify each of the following. Your answer should contain positive-example-1
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(-8x^5y^-4)^-2
1/(-8x^5y^-4)^2
(y^4/-8x^5)^2
y^8/64x^10

The correct answer would be y^8/64x^10
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