What to do if you have a positive base being raised to a negative exponent?

Nikolas calculated the volume of the prism. his work is shown below.

Aaron invested a total of $4,100, some in an account earning 8% simple interest, and the rest in an account earning 5% simple interest. how much did he invest in each account if after one year he earned $211 in interest? select one: a. $200 at 8%, $3,900 at 5% b. $3,200 at 8%, $900 at 5% c. $900 at 8%, $3,200 at 5% d. $3,900 at 8%, $200 at 5%

Write the equation in general quadratic form: plz !