The quotient for the given exponential expression (-8a⁸b⁻²)/(10a⁻⁴b⁻¹⁰) is (-4/5)(a¹²b⁸).
Exponents are of the form aˣ, read as "a to the power of x", and signify the product of a multiplied by itself x number of times.
In the question, we are given an exponential expression (-8a⁸b⁻²)/(10a⁻⁴b⁻¹⁰) and are asked to find the quotient of it.
To find the quotient, we will try to simplify the equation using the laws of exponents in the following way:-
(-8a⁸b⁻²)/(10a⁻⁴b⁻¹⁰),
= (-4/5)(a⁽⁸ ⁻ ⁽⁻⁴⁾⁾b⁽⁻² ⁻ ⁽⁻¹⁰⁾⁾) {Using the law of exponent: [tex]\frac{x^{a} }{x^{b} } =x^{(a-b)}[/tex] }
= (-4/5)(a¹²b⁸).
Therefore, the quotient for the given exponential expression (-8a⁸b⁻²)/(10a⁻⁴b⁻¹⁰) is (-4/5)(a¹²b⁸).
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