Simplify and express the result as a product of prime powers and powers of variables.

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Simplify (8x−2y12x y−3)32\left(\dfrac{8x^{-2}y}{12x\,y^{-3}}\right)^{\frac{3}{2}} and express the result as a product of prime powers and powers of variables. (a) 2−3/233/2x−9/2y62^{-3/2}3^{3/2}x^{-9/2}y^{6} (b) 23/23−3/2x9/2y62^{3/2}3^{-3/2}x^{9/2}y^{6} (c) 23/23−3/2x−9/2y62^{3/2}3^{-3/2}x^{-9/2}y^{6} (d) 23/23−3/2x−9/2y−32^{3/2}3^{-3/2}x^{-9/2}y^{-3}

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