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Answer 1

\[\left(\begin{matrix}a^4 \times a^6 \\ a^2\end{matrix}\right)\]

Answer 2

what is the question?

Answer 3

divide these....with steps please.

Do I multiply the numerator first?
Or divide then multiply?

Answer 4

\[\frac{a^4\times a^6}{a^2}\]

Answer 5

it does not matter but I will multiply first, the division bar was left out of your expression btw

\[\frac{a^4\times a^6}{a^2}=\frac{a^{4+6}}{a^2}=\frac{a^{10}}{a^2}=a^{10-2}=a^8\]

Answer 6

\[x^n\times x^m=x^{n+m}\]
\[\frac{x^n}{x^m}=x^{n-m}\]

Answer 7

multiply like bases: add exponents

divide like bases: subtract the denominator's exponent from the numerator's exponent

Answer 8

yeah i know but if you divide first you come up with a different answer.....so should I multiply (like you did) or divide first? Confused about order of operations on this problem.

Answer 9

\[\frac{z^a\times z^b}{z^c}=z^{a+b-c}\]

Answer 10

if you divide first you get something like
\[a^{4-2}\times a^6=a^2\times a^6=a^{2+6}=a^8\]

Answer 11

hmm..................
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what is ur demand actually @algebraprobs

Answer 12

didn't u gt?