Simplify Express Your Answer with Positive Exponents $$\left( 4 x ^ { 6 } y ^ { 5 } \right) ^ { - 2 }$$

question 18

Multiple Choice

Simplify. Express your answer with positive exponents. Assume that all variables are nonzero.
- $$\left( 4 x ^ { 6 } y ^ { 5 } \right) ^ { - 2 }$$

• A) \(16 x ^ { 12 } y ^ { 10 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 16 x ^ { 12 } y ^ { 10 } }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 4 x ^ { 12 } y ^ { 10 } }\)
• D) \(\frac { 16 } { x ^ { 12 } y ^ { 10 } }\)

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