Question

How do you simplify `\frac{7p^{4}}{3p^{2}}`?

Answer 1

`7/3 p^2`

Explanation:

`(7p^4)/(3p^2)=` devide with p^2
`=(7p^4/p^color(red)(2))/(3p^2/p^2)=`
`=(7p^4/p^color(red)(2))/(3*1)=`
`=(7p^(4color(red)(-2)))/(3*1)=`
`=(7p^2)/(3)`

Answer 2

`{7p^4}/{3p^2}={7p^2}/3`

Explanation:

since `p^4 =p^{2+2}= p^2p^2`

`{7p^4}/{3p^2}={7p^2p^2}/{3p^2}={7p^2}/{3}`