Question

Help needed please im stuck

Answer 1

Answer:

  a) b^3

  b) x^3

Step-by-step explanation:

It can be helpful to think of the exponent as specifying the number of times the base is a factor in the product. Of course, common factors in the numerator and denominator cancel.

a)

  $\dfrac{b^7}{b^4}=\dfrac{b\cdot b\cdot b\cdot b\cdot b\cdot b\cdot b}{b\cdot b\cdot b\cdot b}=b\cdot b\cdot b=b^{7-4}=\boxed{b^3}$

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b)

  $\dfrac{x\cdot x^5}{x^2\cdot x}=\dfrac{x\cdot x\cdot x\cdot x\cdot x\cdot x}{x\cdot x\cdot x}=x\cdot x\cdot x=x^{6-3}=\boxed{x^3}$