Question

Simplify:
t^8/
t^4

Answer 1

when you divide exponents you subtract them
\[\huge \frac{ t^8 }{ t^4 } = t^{8-4}\]

Answer 2

or you could think of it as
\[\huge \frac{ t \times t \times t \times t \times t \times t \times t \times t }{ t \times t \times t \times t }\]
and cancel the amount of t's in the numerator and denominator

Answer 3

Another rule again,

x^a / x^y = x^(a-y)

The numerator's exponent - the denominator's exponent. The base has to be the same.

so,
t^8 / t^4 = t^(8-4) = t^4