The 3 rules that we need to use to simplify the expression are:
As I understand, the expression that we have is:
[tex]\frac{((-8)^4)^{-5}}{(-8)^6}[/tex]
The first rule we need to use, is the exponent of an exponent rule, it says that:
[tex](a^n)^m = a^{n*m}[/tex]
If we apply that to the denominator, we get:
[tex]\frac{((-8)^4)^{-5}}{(-8)^6} = \frac{(-8)^{-20}}{(-8)^6}[/tex]
Now we need to use the quotient of powers:
[tex]\frac{a^m}{a^n} = a^{m - n}[/tex]
Using that we get:
[tex]\frac{((-8)^4)^{-5}}{(-8)^6} = \frac{(-8)^{-20}}{(-8)^6} = (-8)^{-20 - 6} = (-8)^{-26}[/tex]
Finally, we use the rule for a negative exponent:
[tex]a^{-n} = \frac{1}{a^n}[/tex]
So we get the simplified form:
[tex]\frac{((-8)^4)^{-5}}{(-8)^6} = \frac{(-8)^{-20}}{(-8)^6} = (-8)^{-26} = \frac{1}{(-8)^{26}}[/tex]
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