SOLUTION: Divide. M8N6/M4N2 This is division with powers of numbers?????? The first mn group is over the second mn group.?!

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Question 62712: Divide.

M8N6/M4N2 This is division with powers of numbers?????? The first mn group is over the second mn group.?!
Answer by 303795(602) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
M%5E8N%5E6%2FM%5E4N%5E2
This could be expanded out as
%28M%2AM%2AM%2AM%2AM%2AM%2AM%2AM%2AN%2AN%2AN%2AN%2AN%2AN%29%2F%28M%2AM%2AM%2AM%2AN%2AN%29 You could then cancel out matching M's or N's on the top and bottom to get
M%2AM%2AM%2AM%2AN%2AN%2AN%2AN%29
Which would be the same as
M%5E4N%5E4
I would assume however that you are expected to use the Index Division Law
M%5Ea%2FM%5Eb=M%5E%28a-b%29 to sove it directly.
M%5E8N%5E6%2FM%5E4N%5E2=M%5E%288-4%29N%5E%286-4%29=M%5E4N%5E4