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Allison:

3x^4y^2/4x^2y^4

Allison:

@Vocaloid

Vocaloid:

for division, subtract the exponent on top - exponent on bottom so we can take the coefficients 3 and 4 and set them aside x^4 / x^2 = x^(_) y^2 / y^4 = y^(_) where (top exponent) - (bottom exponent) goes into the blank

Allison:

x^8/y^16?

Vocaloid:

subtract, not multiply, the exponents

Allison:

Frick I'm dumb

Vocaloid:

x^4 / x^2 ---> 4 - 2 y^2 / y^4 ---> 2-4

Vocaloid:

x^4 / x^2 = x^(2) y^2 / y^4 = y^(-2)

Allison:

x^2/y^-2

Vocaloid:

good, so putting everything together 3x^2 * (4y^(-2)) when you have a negative exponent you can move the term from the numerator to the denominator giving us 3x^2 / (4y^2)

Allison:

Thank you :)

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