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What does (-54x^9/y^4) ^2/3 equal?

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(-54x^9/y^4)^2/3
(-54x^9)^2/3/(y^4)^2/3
-36x^6/y^2.6
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So, this question is about reducing and simplifying the given problem. First, let's write down the given again.

(-54x⁹/y⁴)²/³

The first step is to distribute the exponents to each term.

14.29x⁶/y^(8/3)

To do away with fractional exponents, this could be further simplified to:

(14.29x⁶)/(∛y⁸)
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