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how to simplify 7^3*7^-2/7^5

 Aug 17, 2016
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"how to simplify 7^3*7^-2/7^5"

 

Use the fact that  a^b*a^c = a^(b+c)  and  a^b/a^c = a^(b-c)

 

\(\frac{7^3\times7^{-2}}{7^5}\rightarrow\frac{7^1}{7^5}\rightarrow7^{-4}\rightarrow \frac{1}{7^4}\)

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 Aug 17, 2016

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