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  • 20-09-2015
  • Mathematics
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can someone show me how to simplify a fraction with a positive exponent

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TSO
TSO TSO
  • 21-09-2015
[tex] \frac{a^b}{a^c} = a^{b-c}[/tex]

For example,

[tex] \frac{5^7}{5^3} = 5^{7-3} = 5^4 = 5\times 5\times 5\times 5 = \boxed{625}[/tex]

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