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

question 87

Multiple Choice

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

• A) \(\frac { y ^ { 8 } } { x ^ { 10 } }\)
• B) \(\frac { x ^ { 10 } } { y ^ { 8 } }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { x ^ { 14 } y ^ { 12 } }\)
• D) \(\frac { 1 } { x ^ { 8 } y ^ { 11 } }\)

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