How do you simplify 6/w^3div6/w^46w3÷6w4?
3 Answers
By arranging. Your result is w.
Explanation:
Since
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Explanation:
"note that for division of fractions"note that for division of fractions
"we can convert to multiplication as follows"we can convert to multiplication as follows
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rArr6/w^3-:6/w^4⇒6w3÷6w4
=6/w^3xxw^4/6=6w3×w46
color(blue)"cancelling common factors"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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