Simplify: (12a^4b^5)^3
----------------- = ?????? + Why? (12a^6b^8)^8
\(\frac{(12a^4b^5)^3}{(12a^6b^8)^8}\)
\(=\frac{1728a^{12}b^{15}}{1728a^{48}b^{64}}\)
\(=\frac{1}{a^{36}b^{49}}\)
1 / (12^5 a^36 b^49)