Question

Terrible exponents
Compute A divided by B where A = 66666^4 and B = 22222^4

How do I start?
@e.mccormick

Answer 1

If you think about the multiplication definition of an exponent and factoring, it should be eaier to do.

Answer 2

Umm, what do you mean by that?

Answer 3

\(a^2=a\cdot a\) right?

and \(\dfrac{a^2}{a}=\dfrac{a\cdot a}{a}=\dfrac{\cancel{a}\cdot a}{\cancel{a}}=a\)

Answer 4

Hmm...

Answer 5

So what could you factor out of your problem and cancel?

Answer 6

22222?

Answer 7

Well, 22222 or \(22222 ^4\) Both are possible.

Answer 8

How do I do that?