SOLUTION: How can you simplify x to the "a" minus x to the "b"?
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Question 67805: How can you simplify x to the "a" minus x to the "b"?
Answer by adamchapman(301) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x^a-x^b=?
divide by x^b
=x^(a-b)-x^(b-b)
=x^(a-b)-x^0
=x^(a-b)-1
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