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Using the Zero Exponent Rule

Avg difficulty 2.5

Simplify each expression using the zero exponent rule of exponents.

  1. ⓐ c 3 c 3 \frac{c^{3}}{c^{3}}
  2. ⓑ −3 x 5 x 5 \frac{−3 x^{5}}{x^{5}}
  3. ⓒ ( j 2 k ) 4 ( j 2 k )⋅ ( j 2 k ) 3 \frac{\left(j^{2} k\right)^{4}}{\left(j^{2} k\right) \cdot \left(j^{2} k\right)^{3}}
  4. ⓓ 5 ( r s 2 ) 2 ( r s 2 ) 2 \frac{5 \left(r s^{2}\right)^{2}}{\left(r s^{2}\right)^{2}}

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 1.2 Exponents and Scientific Notation, exercise 7

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