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Simplify 3 to the 18th power over 3 to the 2nd power

 Dec 23, 2014

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Simplify 3 to the 18th power over 3 to the 2nd power

 

Remember that:

 

$$\frac{a^{b}}{a^{c}}= a^{b-c}$$

 

So we get:

 

$$\frac{3^{18}}{3^{2}}=3^{18-2}=3^{16}$$

 Dec 23, 2014
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Simplify 3 to the 18th power over 3 to the 2nd power

 

Remember that:

 

$$\frac{a^{b}}{a^{c}}= a^{b-c}$$

 

So we get:

 

$$\frac{3^{18}}{3^{2}}=3^{18-2}=3^{16}$$

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