What is Dividing Powers mean?

When you divide variables and numbers.

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Sra

Divide powers means you subtarct the exponent

Example (^ means "to the power of")

5^4 divided by 5^2 = 5^4-2 = 5^2

Secondteacher
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Trev

Dividing powers refers to the operation of dividing numbers or variables that are raised to a power. When you have two powers with the same base, you can divide them by subtracting their exponents.

To understand this better, let's consider an example:

If we have x^m divided by x^n (where x is a number or variable and m and n are exponents), we can simplify this expression by subtracting the exponents: x^m / x^n = x^(m-n).

For instance, if you have x^4 divided by x^2, the exponents in this case are 4 and 2. By subtracting the exponents, we get x^(4-2) = x^2.

In summary, dividing powers involves subtracting the exponents when you have powers with the same base.