EXPONENTIAL RULES - Example
EXPONENTIAL RULES - Example
Rule 2: To divide identical bases, subtract the exponents.
Example 6: Simplify 
.
Solution: You may only combine the base 6's; you may not combine the 5 and the 8.
Note that can be written 
which can be simplified to 
which in turn can be simplified to 
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