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11 years ago
Problems like 3^16 with a fraction sign under it. over 3 to the 8th power
                     3^8
It says to find the quotient, how do i do this?
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11 years ago
(a^n)/(a^m) = a^(n-m)

so 3^16 / 3^8 = 3 ^ (16-8) = 3^8 = 6561
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11 years ago
imma assume you mean exponent laws. when dividing exponents(fraction sign) simply subtract the exponents. making the answer 3 to the power of 8. (16 - 8)
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