document.write( "Question 401460: Use the laws of exponents to simplify 8.2^7/4 over 8.2 2/7? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #284257 by jsmallt9(3758) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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I assume the problem is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8.2%5E%287%2F4%29%2F8.2%5E%282%2F7%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The rule for exponents when dividing is to subtract the exponents. Using this rule we get:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8.2%5E%28%287%2F4%29-%282%2F7%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Since the exponents are fractions, they need to have common denominators before we subtract them:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8.2%5E%28%2849%2F28%29-%288%2F28%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "which simplifies to:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8.2%5E%2841%2F28%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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