SOLUTION: Do you minus the exponents in a division problem?
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Question 175690: Do you minus the exponents in a division problem?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes: a^2/a^3 = 1/a^(3-2) = 1/a
Or
a^2/a^3 = a^(2-3) = a^-1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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