Answer
$\frac{16}{x^{10}}$
Work Step by Step
We know that $a^{−n}=\frac{1}{a^{n}}$ and $\frac{1}{a^{-n}}=a^{n}$ (as long as a is a nonzero real number and n is an integer).
Therefore, $(4^{-1}x^{5})^{-2}=(4^{-1})^{-2}(x^{5})^{-2}=4^{-1\times-2}x^{5\times-2}=4^{2}x^{-10}=16\times\frac{1}{x^{10}}=\frac{16}{x^{10}}$.