SOLUTION: Divide and Simplify w^2/w^17 (Type an exponent notation using positive exponents)

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Question 145131: Divide and Simplify
w^2/w^17
(Type an exponent notation using positive exponents)
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Divide and simplify:
w%5E2%2Fw%5E17 Remember in dividing, you subtract exponents of like-variables.
w%5E%282-17%29+=+w%5E%28-15%29 Write using positive exponents:
1%2Fw%5E15