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Apply the Quotient Property for Exponents to simplify three quotients in which both the numerator and denominator have fractional exponents on the same base. The rule works the same way when and are fractions — subtract the exponents and simplify.
ⓐ : Both terms share the base . Subtract the exponents: . Since the denominators match, subtract the numerators: . The result is .
ⓑ : Both terms share the base . Subtract the exponents: . Simplify: . The result is .
ⓒ : Both terms share the base . Subtract the exponents: . Simplify: , giving . Since a negative exponent means the expression is not in simplest form, rewrite using : .
Parts ⓐ and ⓑ yield positive exponents directly, while part ⓒ produces a negative exponent that requires one additional step — applying the negative exponent rule to write the final answer with only positive exponents. With fractional exponents, the subtraction step involves subtracting fractions (here the denominators already match), and the resulting fraction may simplify to a whole number or remain fractional.
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