SOLUTION: simplify (6^(x-5)) / (6^(3-x))

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Question 43261: simplify
(6^(x-5)) / (6^(3-x))
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Okay, we we divide like bases, we subtract the exponents, so we get
(6^(x-5)) / (6^(3-x)) =
6^ ((x-5) - (3-x)) =
6^(2x-8) =
6^(2(x-4)) =
36^(x-4)