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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simplify

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (kidrah69):

When you multiply u add when you divide you subtract the exponents :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you go step by step with me ?

OpenStudy (kidrah69):

Whats 9-5?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I can help, too. You need to apply one of the rules of exponents.

OpenStudy (kidrah69):

9-4 my bad

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Let me show this to you in expanded form:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5

OpenStudy (kidrah69):

Yes :) 5 .... so the answer is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@kidrah69

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The answer is a^5, so yes you are correct :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you help with more ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Aureyliant

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sure!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Tell me your understanding of this problem first. Then we can go from there.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm sorry, but I don't give the answer to problems just like that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok, Can you work it out with me step by step ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sure :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So at first, this may seem very confusing with all those variables and exponents. If you're a beginner at this, try putting all the variables into expanded form like this:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It does seem confusing to me.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[r*r*s*s*s*s*t/r*r*s*t*t*t\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok now what

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So, all you need to do now is cancel out whatever is repeating in both the numerator and denominator.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Like this:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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