a) \(\dfrac{\left(-\dfrac{5}{7}\right)^n}{\left(-\dfrac{5}{7}\right)^{n-1}}\)
\(=\dfrac{\left(-\dfrac{5}{7}\right)^n}{\left(-\dfrac{5}{7}\right)^n:\left(-\dfrac{5}{7}\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{\left(-\dfrac{5}{7}\right)^n}{\left(-\dfrac{5}{7}\right)^n.\left(-\dfrac{7}{5}\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{1}{\left(-\dfrac{7}{5}\right)}\)
\(=1.\left(-\dfrac{5}{7}\right)\)
\(=-\dfrac{5}{7}\)
b) \(\dfrac{\left(-\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^{2n}}{\left(-\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^n}\)
\(=\dfrac{\left(-\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^n.\left(-\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^n}{\left(-\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^n}\)
\(=\left(-\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^n\)