Answer:
2. 1 / a^2
3, 1
4. - 1
Step-by-step explanation:
Formulas : -
x^y / x^z = x^( y - z )
x^-y = 1 / x^y
x^y / x^y = 1
2.
a^2 / a^4
= a^( 2 - 4 )
= a^-2
= 1 / a^2
3.
m^6 / m^6 = 1
4.
- 8^4 / 8^4
= - 1 x 8^4 / 7^4
= - 1
This is a geometric progression problem. We can the general formula that can tell us how many flowers would be planted each month.
Let's write the terms that we know and see if we can find the pattern:

The patern here is obvious. Let's write it down:

This formula gives us a number of flowers planted in the n-th month.
This is a combination problem. The approach to this is by using the nCr method, where n is the number of total objects and r is the number of success. For example, if you want to get 3 red out of the total 4, then that would be 4C3. That means,
4C3 = 4!/3!(4 - 3)! = 4 ways
If you want to get 2 green out of the total 6, then that would be 6C2. That means,
6C2 = 6!/2!(6-2)! = 15 ways
Therefore, there are a total of 4+15 = <em>19 ways</em>.