Now, \({\left( {{x \over y}} \right)^{x/y}} = {\left( {{x \over {{x^{y/x}}}}} \right)^{x/y}} = {\left( {{x^{1\, - \,{y \over x}}}} \right)^{x/y}}\)
\(={x^{(x/y) - 1}} = {x^{(x/y) - k}} \Rightarrow k = 1\).