How do you simplify #6/w^3div6/w^4#?
3 Answers
By arranging. Your result is w.
Explanation:
Since
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Explanation:
#"note that for division of fractions"#
#"we can convert to multiplication as follows"#
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#rArr6/w^3-:6/w^4#
#=6/w^3xxw^4/6#
#color(blue)"cancelling common factors"#
#=cancel(6)^1/w^3xxw^4/cancel(6)^1=w^4/w^3=w^((4-3))=w#
Explanation:
If you wish to understand why the shortcut method works have a look at: https://socratic.org/s/aKvaM7cE
The shortcut is: turn
cancelling out
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