SOLUTION: Will someone please help me with this: Simplify: (4x^5/2x^2)-4 this is what I tried: =2x^3 neg 4th power

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Question 18740: Will someone please help me with this:
Simplify:
(4x^5/2x^2)-4 this is what I tried:
=2x^3 neg 4th power
Answer by xcentaur(357) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+%284x%5E5%2F2x%5E2%29%5E%28-4%29+
+%28%282%2A2%2Ax%5E3%2Ax%5E2%29%2F%282%2Ax%5E2%29%29%5E%28-4%29+
Cancelling out terms we get,
+%282x%5E3%29%5E%28-4%29+
Which is what you got.


Hope this helps,
Prabhat