SOLUTION: help please, i am so stumped what do they mean buy simplify q^-12/q^-10 then on the side it states (≠0) i figured they wanted me to simplfy the equation so that it equaled q^

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Question 704355: help please, i am so stumped what do they mean buy simplify q^-12/q^-10 then on the side it states (≠0) i figured they wanted me to simplfy the equation so that it equaled q^2 but the ≠0 stumped me
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since this expression has q in the denominator, q cannot = 0, is what they probably mean. As you know, division by 0 is not allowed.