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Simplifying Using the Quotient Property
Apply the Quotient Property for Exponents to simplify a quotient with a numerical base where the larger exponent is in the numerator.
To simplify , first compare the exponents. Both powers share the base . Because the numerator exponent is greater than the denominator exponent , the numerator has more factors of . Apply the case of the Quotient Property () by subtracting the exponent in the denominator from the exponent in the numerator: . This simplifies to .
Because the larger exponent is in the numerator, the remaining factors stay in the numerator after cancellation, resulting in a single power of the base.
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