EXPONENTIAL RULES - Example

Rule 2: To divide identical bases, subtract the exponents.

Example 4: Simplify .

Solution: can be written

which in turn can be written as

or

The later can also be written . Note that can also be written as

According to Rule 2, you can get to the answer directly by subtracting the exponents

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