SOLUTION: Why can’t the expressions x^8/y^2 be simplified? Please explain why.

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Question 1133050: Why can’t the expressions x^8/y^2 be simplified? Please explain why.
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) About Me  (Show Source):
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Because the variables are not the same, therefore nothing simplifies, cancels, nor reduces.

x^8
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y^2

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See, nothing to cancel, nor cross-off.

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