Which expression is equivalent to StartFraction b Superscript negative 2 Baseline Over a b Superscript negative 3 Baseline EndFraction? Assume a not-equals 0, b not-equals 0.

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Answer:

[tex]\frac{b}{a}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

We want to find an expression that is equivalent to : [tex]\frac{b^{-2}}{ab^{-3}}[/tex]

We need to use the following rule of exponents. [tex]a^{n}=\frac{1}{a^{-n}}[/tex]

We apply this rule to send the [tex]b^{-3}[/tex]in the denominator to the numerator to get:

[tex]\frac{b^{-2}*b^{3}}{a}[/tex]

Recall also the product rule of exponents: [tex]b^m\times b^n=b^{m+n}[/tex]

[tex]\implies \frac{b^{-2}*b^{3}}{a}=\frac{b^{-2+3}}{a}[/tex]

We finally simplify to get:

[tex]\frac{b^1}{a}=\frac{b}{a}[/tex]

Answer:

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