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Simplify each expression.
(a^2b^-3/a^-2b^2), a and b don’t equal 0

User Jakob S
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Answer:


a^4b^(-5)\text{ or }(a^4)/(b^5)

Explanation:


\displaystyle (a^2b^(-3))/(a^(-2)b^2)=a^(2-(-2))b^(-3-2)=a^4b^(-5)=(a^4)/(b^5)

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