I've been reviewing for my exponents quiz tomorrow and I came across a a specific problem where the end result stumped me. How did it turn into 1/x^19?
#how does x^-8/x^11 turn into 1/x^19?
tropic vault
zinc star
I've been reviewing for my exponents quiz tomorrow and I came across a a specifi...
x^(-8-11) = x^-19 = 1/x¹⁹
opaque crag
I've been reviewing for my exponents quiz tomorrow and I came across a a specifi...
x^a/x^b = x^(a - b)
x^(-a) = 1/x^a
tropic vault
x^(-8-11) = x^-19 = 1/x¹⁹
wait, so essentially what happened was since I had to divide the two, you subtracted 8 and 11?
Damn I'm stupid 😭 ik you had to subtract exponents when it came to dividing but I forgot abt that part