SOLUTION: It says use the quotient rule to simplify the expression. {{{p^6q^8/p^2q^4}}}

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Question 185228: It says use the quotient rule to simplify the expression.

p%5E6q%5E8%2Fp%5E2q%5E4
Answer by ZeratuelX(5) About Me  (Show Source):
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The quotient rule says this: x%5Ey%2Fx%5Ez+=+x%5E%28y-z%29.
So in the equation p%5E6%2Aq%5E8%2Fp%5E2q%5E4 we can use the same concept and do the following to it:
p%5E6%2Aq%5E8%2Fp%5E2q%5E4+=+p%5E%286-2%29q%5E%288-4%29
Then simplify the exponents and we get:
p%5E4%2Aq%5E4
Hope this helps.