SOLUTION: How would you explain to your friend why the quotient of x^8 and x^2 is x^6 not x^4? Remember that your friend is questioning the rule
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Question 619093: How would you explain to your friend why the quotient of x^8 and x^2 is x^6 not x^4? Remember that your friend is questioning the rule
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How would you explain to your friend why the quotient of x^8 and x^2 is x^6 not x^4? Remember that your friend is questioning the rule
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Numerator = x^8 = xxxxxxxx
Denominator = x^2 = xx
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Canceling 2 of the x's in the numerator leave xxxxxx = x^6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How would you explain to your friend why the quotient of x^8 and x^2 is x^6 not x^4? Remember that your friend is questioning the rule
Law of exponents states that when dividing two expressions with the same base, the exponent in the denominator (2) should be subtracted from the exponent in the numerator (8).
This means: ------ -----
Your friend is dividing the exponent in the numerator by the exponent in the denominator. It doesn't work like that!!
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