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6.5 Divide Monomials

Quotient Property, zero exponents, and quotient-to-a-power, combined to reduce quotients of monomials carrying coefficients and several variables.

Elementary Algebra 2e, 6.5 Divide Monomials

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6.5 Exercise 1

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.

Simplify: 824.\frac{8}{24} .
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6.5 Exercise 2

Simplify: (2m3)5.\left(2 m^{3}\right)^{5} .
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6.5 Exercise 3

Simplify: 12x12y.\frac{12 x}{12 y} .
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6.5 Exercise 5

Simplify: ⓐ x15x10\frac{x^{15}}{x^{10}} ⓑ 61465.\frac{6^{14}}{6^{5}} .

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6.5 Exercise 6

Simplify: ⓐ y43y37\frac{y^{43}}{y^{37}} ⓑ 1015107.\frac{10^{15}}{10^{7}} .

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6.5 Exercise 8

Simplify: ⓐ x18x22\frac{x^{18}}{x^{22}} ⓑ 12151230.\frac{12^{15}}{12^{30}} .

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6.5 Exercise 9

Simplify: ⓐ m7m15\frac{m^{7}}{m^{15}} ⓑ 98919.\frac{9^{8}}{9^{19}} .

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6.5 Exercise 11

Simplify: ⓐ b19b11\frac{b^{19}}{b^{11}} ⓑ z5z11.\frac{z^{5}}{z^{11}} .

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6.5 Exercise 12

Simplify: ⓐ p9p17\frac{p^{9}}{p^{17}} ⓑ w13w9.\frac{w^{13}}{w^{9}} .

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6.5 Exercise 13

Simplify: ⓐ 909^{0} ⓑ n0.n^{0} .

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6.5 Exercise 14

Simplify: ⓐ 15015^{0} ⓑ m0.m^{0} .

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6.5 Exercise 15

Simplify: ⓐ k0k^{0} ⓑ 290.29^{0} .

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6.5 Exercise 16

Simplify: ⓐ (5b)0\left(5 b\right)^{0} ⓑ (−4a2b)0.\left(−4 a^{2} b\right)^{0} .

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6.5 Exercise 17

Simplify: ⓐ (11z)0\left(11 z\right)^{0} ⓑ (−11pq3)0.\left(−11 p q^{3}\right)^{0} .

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6.5 Exercise 18

Simplify: ⓐ (−6d)0\left(−6 d\right)^{0} ⓑ (−8m2n3)0.\left(−8 m^{2} n^{3}\right)^{0} .

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6.5 Exercise 20

Simplify: ⓐ (58)2\left(\frac{5}{8}\right)^{2} ⓑ (p10)4\left(\frac{p}{10}\right)^{4} ⓒ (mn)7.\left(\frac{m}{n}\right)^{7} .

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6.5 Exercise 21

Simplify: ⓐ (13)3\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^{3} ⓑ (−2q)3\left(\frac{−2}{q}\right)^{3} ⓒ (wx)4.\left(\frac{w}{x}\right)^{4} .

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6.5 Exercise 22

Simplify: (y4)2y6.\frac{\left(y^{4}\right)^{2}}{y^{6}} .

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6.5 Exercise 23

Simplify: (m5)4m7.\frac{\left(m^{5}\right)^{4}}{m^{7}} .

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6.5 Exercise 24

Simplify: (k2)6k7.\frac{\left(k^{2}\right)^{6}}{k^{7}} .

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6.5 Exercise 25

Simplify: b12(b2)6.\frac{b^{12}}{\left(b^{2}\right)^{6}} .

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6.5 Exercise 26

Simplify: n12(n3)4.\frac{n^{12}}{\left(n^{3}\right)^{4}} .

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6.5 Exercise 27

Simplify: x15(x3)5.\frac{x^{15}}{\left(x^{3}\right)^{5}} .

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6.5 Exercise 28

Simplify: (y9y4)2.\left(\frac{y^{9}}{y^{4}}\right)^{2} .

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6.5 Exercise 29

Simplify: (r5r3)4.\left(\frac{r^{5}}{r^{3}}\right)^{4} .

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6.5 Exercise 30

Simplify: (v6v4)3.\left(\frac{v^{6}}{v^{4}}\right)^{3} .

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6.5 Exercise 31

Simplify: (j2k3)4.\left(\frac{j^{2}}{k^{3}}\right)^{4} .

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6.5 Exercise 32

Simplify: (a3b2)4.\left(\frac{a^{3}}{b^{2}}\right)^{4} .

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6.5 Exercise 33

Simplify: (q7r5)3.\left(\frac{q^{7}}{r^{5}}\right)^{3} .

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6.5 Exercise 34

Simplify: (2m25n)4.\left(\frac{2 m^{2}}{5 n}\right)^{4} .

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6.5 Exercise 35

Simplify: (7x39y)2.\left(\frac{7 x^{3}}{9 y}\right)^{2} .

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6.5 Exercise 36

Simplify: (3x47y)2.\left(\frac{3 x^{4}}{7 y}\right)^{2} .

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6.5 Exercise 37

Simplify: (x3)4(x2)5(x6)5.\frac{\left(x^{3}\right)^{4} \left(x^{2}\right)^{5}}{\left(x^{6}\right)^{5}} .

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6.5 Exercise 38

Simplify: (a2)3(a2)4(a4)5.\frac{\left(a^{2}\right)^{3} \left(a^{2}\right)^{4}}{\left(a^{4}\right)^{5}} .

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6.5 Exercise 39

Simplify: (p3)4(p5)3(p7)6.\frac{\left(p^{3}\right)^{4} \left(p^{5}\right)^{3}}{\left(p^{7}\right)^{6}} .

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6.5 Exercise 40

Simplify: (10p3)2(5p)3(2p5)4.\frac{\left(10 p^{3}\right)^{2}}{\left(5 p\right)^{3} \left(2 p^{5}\right)^{4}} .

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6.5 Exercise 41

Simplify: (3r3)2(r3)7(r3)3.\frac{\left(3 r^{3}\right)^{2} \left(r^{3}\right)^{7}}{\left(r^{3}\right)^{3}} .

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6.5 Exercise 42

Simplify: (2x4)5(4x3)2(x3)5.\frac{\left(2 x^{4}\right)^{5}}{\left(4 x^{3}\right)^{2} \left(x^{3}\right)^{5}} .

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6.5 Exercise 43

Find the quotient: 56x7÷8x3.56 x^{7} \div 8 x^{3} .

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6.5 Exercise 44

Find the quotient: 42y9÷6y3.42 y^{9} \div 6 y^{3} .

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6.5 Exercise 45

Find the quotient: 48z8÷8z2.48 z^{8} \div 8 z^{2} .

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6.5 Exercise 46

Find the quotient: 45a2b3−5ab5.\frac{45 a^{2} b^{3}}{−5 a b^{5}} .

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6.5 Exercise 47

Find the quotient: −72a7b38a12b4.\frac{−72 a^{7} b^{3}}{8 a^{12} b^{4}} .

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6.5 Exercise 48

Find the quotient: −63c8d37c12d2.\frac{−63 c^{8} d^{3}}{7 c^{12} d^{2}} .

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6.5 Exercise 49

Find the quotient: 24a5b348ab4.\frac{24 a^{5} b^{3}}{48 a b^{4}} .

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6.5 Exercise 50

Find the quotient: 16a7b624ab8.\frac{16 a^{7} b^{6}}{24 a b^{8}} .

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6.5 Exercise 51

Find the quotient: 27p4q7−45p12q.\frac{27 p^{4} q^{7}}{−45 p^{12} q} .

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6.5 Exercise 52

Find the quotient: 14x7y1221x11y6.\frac{14 x^{7} y^{12}}{21 x^{11} y^{6}} .

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6.5 Exercise 53

Find the quotient: 28x5y1449x9y12.\frac{28 x^{5} y^{14}}{49 x^{9} y^{12}} .

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6.5 Exercise 54

Find the quotient: 30m5n1148m10n14.\frac{30 m^{5} n^{11}}{48 m^{10} n^{14}} .

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6.5 Exercise 55

Find the quotient: (6x2y3)(5x3y2)(3x4y5).\frac{\left(6 x^{2} y^{3}\right) \left(5 x^{3} y^{2}\right)}{\left(3 x^{4} y^{5}\right)} .

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6.5 Exercise 56

Find the quotient: (6a4b5)(4a2b5)12a5b8.\frac{\left(6 a^{4} b^{5}\right) \left(4 a^{2} b^{5}\right)}{12 a^{5} b^{8}} .

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6.5 Exercise 57

Find the quotient: (−12x6y9)(−4x5y8)−12x10y12.\frac{\left(−12 x^{6} y^{9}\right) \left(−4 x^{5} y^{8}\right)}{−12 x^{10} y^{12}} .

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6.5 Exercise 59

Simplify.

ⓐ y20y10\frac{y^{20}}{y^{10}} ⓑ 71672\frac{7^{16}}{7^{2}}

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6.5 Exercise 61

Simplify.

ⓐ u24u3\frac{u^{24}}{u^{3}} ⓑ 91595\frac{9^{15}}{9^{5}}

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6.5 Exercise 63

Simplify.

ⓐ t10t40\frac{t^{10}}{t^{40}} ⓑ 8385\frac{8^{3}}{8^{5}}

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6.5 Exercise 65

Simplify.

ⓐ xx7\frac{x}{x^{7}} ⓑ 10103\frac{10}{10^{3}}

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6.5 Exercise 67

Simplify.

ⓐ 13013^{0} ⓑ k0k^{0}

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6.5 Exercise 69

Simplify.

ⓐ −150− 15^{0} ⓑ −(150)− \left(15^{0}\right)

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6.5 Exercise 71

Simplify.

ⓐ (6y)0\left(6 y\right)^{0} ⓑ 6y06 y^{0}

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6.5 Exercise 73

Simplify.

ⓐ 7y07 y^{0}(17y)0\left(17 y\right)^{0} ⓑ (−93c7d15)0\left(−93 c^{7} d^{15}\right)^{0}

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6.5 Exercise 75

Simplify.

ⓐ 15r0−22s015 r^{0} - 22 s^{0} ⓑ (15r)0−(22s)0\left(15 r\right)^{0} - \left(22 s\right)^{0}

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6.5 Exercise 77

Simplify.

ⓐ (25)2\left(\frac{2}{5}\right)^{2} ⓑ (x3)4\left(\frac{x}{3}\right)^{4} ⓒ (ab)5\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)^{5}

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6.5 Exercise 79

Simplify.

ⓐ (x2y)3\left(\frac{x}{2 y}\right)^{3} ⓑ (103q)4\left(\frac{10}{3 q}\right)^{4}

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6.5 Exercise 81

Simplify.

(p3)4p5\frac{\left(p^{3}\right)^{4}}{p^{5}}

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6.5 Exercise 83

Simplify.

(x4)5x15\frac{\left(x^{4}\right)^{5}}{x^{15}}

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6.5 Exercise 85

Simplify.

v20(v4)5\frac{v^{20}}{\left(v^{4}\right)^{5}}

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6.5 Exercise 87

Simplify.

n8(n6)4\frac{n^{8}}{\left(n^{6}\right)^{4}}

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6.5 Exercise 89

Simplify.

(q8q2)3\left(\frac{q^{8}}{q^{2}}\right)^{3}

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6.5 Exercise 91

Simplify.

(m4m7)4\left(\frac{m^{4}}{m^{7}}\right)^{4}

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6.5 Exercise 93

Simplify.

(ab6)3\left(\frac{a}{b^{6}}\right)^{3}

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6.5 Exercise 95

Simplify.

(y4z10)5\left(\frac{y^{4}}{z^{10}}\right)^{5}

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6.5 Exercise 97

Simplify.

(3m55n)3\left(\frac{3 m^{5}}{5 n}\right)^{3}

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6.5 Exercise 99

Simplify.

(5u72v3)4\left(\frac{5 u^{7}}{2 v^{3}}\right)^{4}

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6.5 Exercise 101

Simplify.

(j2j5j4)3\left(\frac{j^{2} j^{5}}{j^{4}}\right)^{3}

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6.5 Exercise 103

Simplify.

(q3)6(q2)3(q4)8\frac{\left(q^{3}\right)^{6} \left(q^{2}\right)^{3}}{\left(q^{4}\right)^{8}}

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6.5 Exercise 105

Simplify.

(−2k3)2(6k2)4(9k4)2\frac{\left(−2 k^{3}\right)^{2} \left(6 k^{2}\right)^{4}}{\left(9 k^{4}\right)^{2}}

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6.5 Exercise 107

Simplify.

(−10n2)3(4n5)2(2n8)2\frac{\left(−10 n^{2}\right)^{3} \left(4 n^{5}\right)^{2}}{\left(2 n^{8}\right)^{2}}

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6.5 Exercise 109

Divide the monomials.

63v10÷ 9v263 v^{10} \div \textrm{ } 9 v^{2}

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6.5 Exercise 111

Divide the monomials.

−72u12÷ 12u4−72 u^{12} \div \textrm{ } 1 2 u^{4}

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6.5 Exercise 113

Divide the monomials.

54x9y3−18x6y15\frac{54 x^{9} y^{3}}{−18 x^{6} y^{15}}

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6.5 Exercise 115

Divide the monomials.

20m8n430m5n9\frac{20 m^{8} n^{4}}{30 m^{5} n^{9}}

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6.5 Exercise 117

Divide the monomials.

45x5y9−60x8y6\frac{45 x^{5} y^{9}}{−60 x^{8} y^{6}}

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6.5 Exercise 119

Divide the monomials.

65a10b8c542a7b6c8\frac{65 a^{10} b^{8} c^{5}}{42 a^{7} b^{6} c^{8}}

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6.5 Exercise 121

Divide the monomials.

(−18p4q7)(−6p3q8)−36p12q10\frac{\left(−18 p^{4} q^{7}\right) \left(−6 p^{3} q^{8}\right)}{−36 p^{12} q^{10}}

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6.5 Exercise 123

Divide the monomials.

(4u2v5)(15u3v)(12u3v)(u4v)\frac{\left(4 u^{2} v^{5}\right) \left(15 u^{3} v\right)}{\left(12 u^{3} v\right) \left(u^{4} v\right)}

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6.5 Exercise 125

Mixed Practice

ⓐ 15n10+3n1015 n^{10} + 3 n^{10} ⓑ 15n10−3n1015 n^{10} - 3 n^{10} ⓒ 15n10·3n1015 n^{10} \cdot 3 n^{10} ⓓ 15n10÷3n1015 n^{10} \div 3 n^{10}

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6.5 Exercise 127

Mixed Practice

ⓐ q5·q3q^{5} \cdot q^{3} ⓑ (q5)3\left(q^{5}\right)^{3}

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6.5 Exercise 129

Mixed Practice

ⓐ z6z5\frac{z^{6}}{z^{5}} ⓑ z5z6\frac{z^{5}}{z^{6}}

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6.5 Exercise 131

Mixed Practice

(4y)(12y7)÷8y2\left(4 y\right) \left(12 y^{7}\right) \div 8 y^{2}

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6.5 Exercise 133

Mixed Practice

32c114c5+42c96c3\frac{32 c^{11}}{4 c^{5}} + \frac{42 c^{9}}{6 c^{3}}

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6.5 Exercise 135

Mixed Practice

48x66x4−35x97x7\frac{48 x^{6}}{6 x^{4}} - \frac{35 x^{9}}{7 x^{7}}

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6.5 Exercise 137

Mixed Practice

56y4z57y3z3−45y2z25y\frac{56 y^{4} z^{5}}{7 y^{3} z^{3}} - \frac{45 y^{2} z^{2}}{5 y}

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6.5 Exercise 139

Memory One gigabyte is approximately 10910^{9} bytes. One terabyte is approximately 101210^{12} bytes. How many gigabytes are in one terabyte?

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6.5 Exercise 141

Maurice simplifies the quotient d7d\frac{d^{7}}{d} by writing d7d=7\frac{\cancel{d}^{7}}{\cancel{d}} = 7. What is wrong with his reasoning?

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6.5 Exercise 143

Robert thinks x0x^{0} simplifies to 0. What would you say to convince Robert he is wrong?

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