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Simplify

{a}^(3) {b}^( - 5) * {a}^(4) {b}^(2)


User Kong Ken
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a^3 * b^(-5) * a^4 * b^2


a^3 * a^4 * b^2 * b^(-5)


a^(3+4) * b^(2+(-5))


a^7 * b^(2-5)


a^7 * b^(-3)


(1)/(b^3)a^7


(1* \:a^7)/(b^3)


\displaystyle (a^7)/(b^3)

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