SOLUTION: Hi please help me. Correct me if I'm wrong plz. The question is (6t^-7)/ (2t^9) is the answer 3t^-16 or 3t^2

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Question 164625: Hi please help me. Correct me if I'm wrong plz. The question is
(6t^-7)/ (2t^9)
is the answer 3t^-16 or 3t^2
Answer by KnightOwlTutor(293) About Me  (Show Source):
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(6t^-7)/ (2t^9)

(6t^-7)=(6/t^7)*(1/2t^9)=3t^-16
You can divde 6 by 2 and get 3 and add the negative exponents together to get -16
3/t^7+t^9=3/t^16=3t^-16