simplify 24x^3 over 8x^-2

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anonymous · Answer

You should be able to work this out based on the explanation i gave you earlier, or do you just want someone to give you the answer.

anonymous · Answer

i didnt get u explanation earlyer so...ya..

anonymous · Answer

Yes I did, I typed out a whole mess of explanations, if you bothered to look.

anonymous · Answer

i looked at it for 5 min i didnt understand it..

anonymous · Answer

well then don't say i didn't give an explanation say I didn't get it. What was the first step I told you to take?

anonymous · Answer

make  it in2 tiny parts

anonymous · Answer

right, factor it. Break it down into it's smallest numbers. So what do you get when you break it down like that?

anonymous · Answer

i dont know how to do that

anonymous · Answer

$$24x^3/8x^{-2}$$

$$3x^3 \times x^2 = 3x^{2 + 3} = 3x^5$$

Because: $$x^m \times x^n = x^{m + n}$$

And,

$$1/x^{-n} = x^n$$