SOLUTION: Choose the correct simplification of x^9y^14 divided by x^2y^9 i think the answer is a... A: x^11y^23 B: x^12y^12 C: x^7y^5 D: x^18y^16

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Question 337154: Choose the correct simplification of x^9y^14 divided by x^2y^9
i think the answer is a...
A: x^11y^23
B: x^12y^12
C: x^7y^5
D: x^18y^16
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The correct answer is actually C since x%5E9%2Fx%5E2=x%5E%289-2%29=x%5E7 and y%5E14%2Fy%5E9=y%5E%2814-9%29=y%5E5. So %28x%5E9y%5E14%29%2F%28x%5E2y%5E9%29=x%5E7y%5E5


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