Y^4 x^6/y^7 x simplify

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anonymous · Answer

x^5/y^3

solomonzelman · Answer

$$\frac{y^4x^6}{y^7x}~~~~~~~~~~~~~correct?$$

@Daredevil666, we shouldn't be givving out plain answers like what you just did

anonymous · Answer

yes that's the fraction

anonymous · Answer

Why, I just joined yesterday and I have been doing that for quite a while. Aren't we supposed to be helping them understand

solomonzelman · Answer

when you divide exponents, apply this rule.

$$a^b~/~a^c~~=~a^{b-c}$$

anonymous · Answer

And giving them the answer in the process

anonymous · Answer

the how is more important than the what...

anonymous · Answer

@ShakinaMonae  the answer is the first post. You basically subtract the exponents. For example, x^5=x*x*x*x*x. So I hope that simplifies it

solomonzelman · Answer

$$\frac{s^6d^4}{s^7d^2}$$think of it like this.$$\frac{s^6}{s^7} \times \frac{d^4}{d^2}$$$$\frac{s^6}{s^7}=s^{6-7}=s^{-1}=\frac{1}{s^1}=\frac{1}{s}$$$$\frac{d^4}{d^2}=d^{4-2}=d^2~~~~~~~~same~~~~as,~~\frac{d^2}{1}$$put them together and you get $$\frac{1 \times d^2}{s \times 1} ~~~~~or~~~~~\frac{d^2}{s}$$

solomonzelman · Answer

Hope this example helps you....