Question

How do you simplify the expression `\frac{a^5b^4}{a^3b^2}`?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

Use this rule for exponents to simplify the `a` and `b` terms:

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

`(a^color(red)(5)b^color(red)(4))/(a^color(blue)(3)b^color(blue)(2)) => a^(color(red)(5)-color(blue)(3))b^(color(red)(4)-color(blue)(2)) => a^2b^2`