We can rewrite the expression as:
5ab2a9/5b4−a7/3b4−a3b2. We can split this fraction into three separate fractions:
5ab2a9/5b4−5aba7/3b4−5aba3b2 We can simplify each fraction using the property anam=am−n and bnbm=bm−n. For the first term:
5ab2a9/5b4=52a9/5−1b4−1=52a9/5−5/5b3=52a4/5b3 For the second term:
5aba7/3b4=51a7/3−1b4−1=51a7/3−3/3b3=51a4/3b3 For the third term:
5aba3b2=51a3−1b2−1=51a2b Combining these three simplified terms:
52a4/5b3−51a4/3b3−51a2b