How do you simplify $\frac{15 x^{3}}{15 x y^{2}}$ $(15x^3)/( 15xy^2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-06-02T05:14:42

$\frac{15 x^{3}}{15 x y^{2}}$ $(15x^3)/(15xy^2)$
$(cancel15x^3)/(cancel15xy^2)$

now,
using law of exponents $color(blue)(a^m/a^n = a^(m-n)$
so, $color(blue)(x^3/x^1 = x^(3-1) = x^2$

$= color(green)((x ^2) / y^2)$

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