Write with Positive Exponents: 5-2a4b-3 divided by c-2d-5
5^-2a^-3b^4 divided by c^-2d^-5
law of exponents; to the power of a negative, [ flip the fraction and make exponents positive.
(1/5^2)(1/a^3)(b^4/1) divided by (1/c^2)(1/d^5)
1(1)(b^4) / 25(a^3)(1) divided by 1(1) / c^2(d^5)
b^4 / 25a^3 divided by 1 / c^2d^5
which is the same as
b^4 / 25a^3 TIMES c^2d^5 / 1
b^4c^2d^5 / 25a^3
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