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Example Question #2 : How To Divide Exponents
(b3√b)/(a3c)
a3(b3√b)(c)
(b7)/(a3c)
a2b3√c
(b3)/(a3c2)
(b3√b)/(a3c)
Example Question #28 : Exponents
54 / 25 =
25
10
5
54 / 5
50
25
25 = 5 * 5 = 52. Then 54 / 25 = 54 / 52.
Now we can subtract the exponents because the operation is division. 54 / 52 = 54 – 2 = 52 = 25. The answer is therefore 25.
Example Question #31 : Exponents
The key to this problem is understanding how exponents divide. When two exponents have the same base, then the exponent on the bottom can simply be subtracted from the exponent on top. I.e.:
Keeping this in mind, we simply break the problem down into prime factors, multiply out the exponents, and solve.
Example Question #121 : Exponents
Simplify
None
Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents.
Example Question #122 : Exponents
Which of the following is equal to the expression , where
xyz ≠ 0?
xyz
z
xy
z/(xy)
1/y
1/y
(xy)4 can be rewritten as x4y4 and z0 = 1 because a number to the zero power equals 1. After simplifying, you get 1/y.
Example Question #11 : How To Divide Exponents
If , then
Cannot be determined
Start by simplifying the numerator and denominator separately. In the numerator, (c3)2 is equal to c6. In the denominator, c2 * c4 equals c6 as well. Dividing the numerator by the denominator, c6/c6, gives an answer of 1, because the numerator and the denominator are the equivalent.
Example Question #123 : Exponents
If , which of the following is equal to ?
a6
a4
The answer cannot be determined from the above information
a18
a
a18
The numerator is simplified to (by adding the exponents), then cube the result. a24/a6 can then be simplified to .
Example Question #13 : How To Divide Exponents
When dividing exponents, we need to make sure we have the same base. In this case we do. Then we just subtract the exponents. The answer is .
Example Question #14 : How To Divide Exponents
When dividing exponents, we need to make sure we have the same base. In this case we do. Then we just subtract the exponents. The answer is .
Example Question #15 : How To Divide Exponents
None of the possible answers
None of the possible answers
When dividing exponents, we need to make sure we have the same base. In this case we don't. We can't really simplify it and we can't subtract with different bases so the answer is none of the possible answers.
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