Question

Question #42c32

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Use this rule of exponents to simplify this expression:

`x^color(red)(a)/x^color(blue)(b) = x^(color(red)(a)-color(blue)(b))`

`(8yx^color(red)(-1))/(5x^color(blue)(-2)) = (8yx^(color(red)(-1)-color(blue)(-2)))/5 = (8yx^(color(red)(-1)+color(blue)(2)))/5 = (8x^1y)/5`

Now, use this rule of exponents to complete the simplification:

`a^color(red)(1) = a`

`(8x^color(red)(1)y)/5 = (8xy)/5`