Question

Part 1:
Show the expanded form and simplification of . Explain in your own words how you can simplify without having to write the expanded form.

Part 2:

Create your own fraction with like bases, coefficients, and show its simplification.

Answer 1

equaion

Answer 2

x^2 ?

Answer 3

1:
\[\frac{(x)(x)(x)(x)}{(x)(x)}\rightarrow (x)(x) \rightarrow x^2\]Without expanding, just subtract the exponents.
2:\[\frac{2y^3}{4y^{-2}}\rightarrow \frac{y^5}{2}\]