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• <(0))><

  8 Oct 07, 22:49

  (ab^-2/a^-1 b^4)^-2
• eagle

  9 Oct 07, 01:08

  Originally posted by <(0))><:

  (ab^-2/a^-1 b^4)^-2

  a^-4 b^12
• wishboy

  9 Oct 07, 22:05

  Originally posted by <(0))><:

  (ab^-2/a^-1 b^4)^-2

  1 / (a^4 b^12)
  
  eagle ur answer wrong or mine wrong??
• eagle

  9 Oct 07, 22:21

  Originally posted by wishboy:

  1 / (a^4 b^12)
  
  eagle ur answer wrong or mine wrong??

  your power of b should be negative
  
  your power for a is correct
• wishboy

  9 Oct 07, 22:27

  oh ok i found where my mistake was
  
  so it's
  b^12 / a^4