## lisa2345 one year ago Do I divide by 2 on both sides. PICTURE BELOW WILL MEDAL :)

1. lisa2345

2. hwyl

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

3. hwyl

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

4. lisa2345

so 3/4 times 8-5?

5. lisa2345

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

6. hwyl

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

7. lisa2345

you would simplify 8-5 by subtracting it

8. hwyl

that's obvious

9. lisa2345

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

10. lisa2345

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

11. hwyl

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

12. hwyl

13. lisa2345

1/2x to the third power.

14. hwyl

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

15. lisa2345

I simplified and I couldn't simplify anymore

16. lisa2345

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

17. hwyl

you cannot simplify 3/4 any further!

18. lisa2345

okay. Am I correct?

19. lisa2345

@hwyl

20. lisa2345

for my question I got 5p^4/3

21. lisa2345

@hwyl