## anonymous one year ago Do I divide by 2 on both sides. PICTURE BELOW WILL MEDAL :)

1. anonymous

2. anonymous

one of the laws of exponents $$\huge \frac{ax^m}{bx^n} =\frac{a}{b} x^{m-n}$$

3. anonymous

example: $$\huge \frac{3x^8}{4x^5} = \frac{3}{4}x^{8-5}$$

4. anonymous

so 3/4 times 8-5?

5. anonymous

@hwyl How would I solve that though I don't understand

6. anonymous

do you know fractions at all? how else would you simplify 3/4? and how would you simplify 8-5

7. anonymous

you would simplify 8-5 by subtracting it

8. anonymous

that's obvious

9. anonymous

and you'll simplify 3/4 by dividing both sides by 2?

10. anonymous

would the answer be 1/2 to the 3rd power?

11. anonymous

why would you divide it by 2? is 3 divisible by 2 to get a whole number ?

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13. anonymous

1/2x to the third power.

14. anonymous

why 1/2? is 3/2 = 1?

15. anonymous

I simplified and I couldn't simplify anymore

16. anonymous

I honestly don't know this the answer I got for my question is 5p^4/3 am I correct?

17. anonymous

you cannot simplify 3/4 any further!

18. anonymous

okay. Am I correct?

19. anonymous

@hwyl

20. anonymous

for my question I got 5p^4/3

21. anonymous

@hwyl