Question

How do you simplify `((-a^2b)/(2b^-1))^3`?

Answer 1

`-a^6*b^6/8`

Explanation:

Using the power rule for exponents

`-(a^6b^3)/(2^3b^(-3))=-a^6*b^6/8`
since

`b^3/b^-3=b^(3-(-3))=b^6`