Simplify x8x4
(1 point)
Responses
Because there are 8 factors of x in the numerator and 4 factors of x in the denominator, when the x's cancel you are left with x4
Because there are 8 factors of x in the numerator and 4 factors of x in the denominator, when the x's cancel you are left with x to the 4th power
Because the numerator has an exponent of 8 and the denominator has an exponent of 4, when you divide you are left with x2
Because the numerator has an exponent of 8 and the denominator has an exponent of 4, when you divide you are left with x squared
Because there are 8 factors of x in the numerator and 4 factors of x in the denominator, when the x's cancel you are left with x−4
Because there are 8 factors of x in the numerator and 4 factors of x in the denominator, when the x's cancel you are left with x to the negative 4 power
Because when you are dividing with exponents, you should add the exponents so that you are left with x12
None of the given responses are correct.
To simplify x^8/x^4, we subtract the exponents. So x^8/x^4 simplifies to x^(8-4) = x^4.