SOLUTION: 5X to the fifth power divided by 5X to the third power

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Question 953735: 5X to the fifth power divided by 5X to the third power
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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5X%5E5%2F5X%5E3....recall that an exponent tells you how many times the base number is used as a factor (example: a base of five raised to the second power is called "five squared" and means "five times five," or five raised to the third power is called "five cubed" and means "five times five times five")
so, you can do it this way:
5X%5E5%2F5X%5E3=%285X%2AX%2AX%2AX%2AX%29%2F%285X%2AX%2AX%29...simplify

5X%5E5%2F5X%5E3=X%2AX
5X%5E5%2F5X%5E3=X%5E2

or, you can do it this way: use basic exponents rule a%5Em%2Fa%5En=a%5E%28m-n%29
5X%5E5%2F5X%5E3=cross%285%29X%5E5%2Fcross%285%29X%5E3=X%5E5%2FX%5E3=X%5E%285-3%29=X%5E2