document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=64579>Question 64579</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072918861/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the quotient of:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36x^7 / (3x^3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Well, first we know that 36/3=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we can do that and rewrite the problem as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12(x^7)/(x^3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We also know that x^7 is (x)(x)(x)(x)(x)(x)(x) and x^3 is (x)(x)(x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can see that by dividing x^7 by x^3, we simply cancel out three of the seven x's in the numerator leaving (x)(x)(x)(x) or x^4 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So  (36x^7)/(3x^3) must =12x^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to work it is as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(36/3)(x^(7-3))=12x^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember when dividing exponents, you subtract them and when multiplying exponents, you add them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps.  Happy holidays----ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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