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Exponent Rules

dividing numbers or expressions which have exponents

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Exponent Rules - Division
by: Staff


Question:

dividing numbers or expressions which have exponents


Answer:

The general rule for dividing numbers or exponents with have exponents is:

(x^a) / (x^b) = x^(a - b)


Here is an example of dividing numbers with exponents:

3⁵ / 3² = 243 / 9 = 27

= 3⁽⁵⁻²⁾

= 3⁽³⁾

= 3³

3⁵ / 3² = 3³ = 27


Here is an example of dividing variables with exponents:

x⁵ / x²

= x⁽⁵⁻²⁾

= x⁽³⁾

= x³


Here is an example of dividing both numbers and variables with exponents:

3⁵x⁵ / 3²x²

= 3⁽⁵⁻²⁾x⁽⁵⁻²⁾

= 3⁽³⁾x⁽³⁾

= 3³x³

= 27x³



Here is an example of dividing both numbers and variables with exponents when the exponents in the numerator are smaller than the exponents in the denominator:

3²x² / 3⁵x⁵

= 3⁽²⁻⁵⁾x⁽²⁻⁵⁾

= 3⁽⁻³⁾x⁽⁻³⁾

= 1 / (3³x³)

= 1 / (27x³)




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