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Simplify. Express the answers using positive exponents:

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Simplify. Express the answers using positive exponents: Help me on this, Points are-example-1
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Answer:


(-1)/(2)ab^(12)


(w^(10))/(3y^4)

Explanation:

Given the expression;


(-2a^2b^4)/(4ab^(-8))\\= (-2)/(4)*a^(2-1)b^(4-(-8))\\= (-1)/(2)ab^(12)

Similarly for the expression;


(-5w^4y^(-2))/(-15w^(-6)y^2)\\= (-5)/(-15)*w^(4-(-6))y^(-2-2)\\= (1)/(3)w^(10)y^(-4) \\= (w^(10))/(3y^4)

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