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Answer 1

When you are multiplying an exponent directly into a number/variable with an exponent, you multiply the exponents together.

For example:

$(x^{2} )^{3} = x^6$

$(x^{3} )^5=x^{15}$

When you are multiplying a variable with an exponent by another variable with an exponent, you add the exponents together.

For example:

$(x^{2} )(x^{3})=x^{5}$

$(x^{1} )(x^{2})=x^{3}$

$(\frac{(x^{-3})(y^{2})}{(x^{4})(y^{6})} )^{3}=\frac{(x^{-9})(y^{6})}{(x^{12})(y^{18})}$

You multiply 3 into each exponent in the numerator and the denominator

$\frac{(x^{-9})(y^{6})}{(x^{12})(y^{18})}= \frac{y^{6}}{(x^{9})(x^{12})(y^{18})}$

When you have a negative exponent, you move it to the other side of the fraction to make the exponent positive.

$\frac{y^{6}}{(x^{21})(y^{18})} = \frac{1}{(x^{21})(y^{12})}$

When you have something like this:

$\frac{x^{2}}{x^5}$

You subtract the exponents together, so:

$\frac{x^2}{x^5} = x^{2-5} = x^{-3} = \frac{1}{x^3}$

Your answer is the second option