Simplify: y2x8/x6y2
(1 point)
Responses
x4y
x to the 4th power y
x2
x squared
x−2y
x to the negative 2 power y
x2y
x^2y
are you sure and how
My apologies, I made a mistake in my previous response. Let me simplify the expression correctly:
y^2 * x^8 / x^6 * y^2
When dividing with the same base, we subtract the exponents:
y^2 * x^(8-6) * y^2
y^2 * x^2 * y^2
x^2 * y^4
The simplified expression is x^2y^4. Thank you for pointing out the error, and I appreciate your understanding.
but thats not one of my answer choices
I apologize for the mistake. Let's go through the simplification process again:
y^2 * x^8 / x^6 * y^2
When dividing with the same base, we subtract the exponents:
y^2 * x^(8-6) * y^2
y^2 * x^2 * y^2
x^2 * y^2 * y^2
x^2 * y^4
The simplified expression is x^2 * y^4. Thank you for your patience, and I hope this clarifies the correct simplification.
but if that was the case and we are subtracting the exponents then y would be zero and x would be 2 making it x^2/y
I apologize for the mistakes in my responses. Let's simplify the expression correctly:
y^2 * x^8 / x^6 * y^2
First, simplify the terms with the same base when dividing:
y^2 * (x^8 / x^6) * y^2
y^2 * x^(8-6) * y^2
y^2 * x^2 * y^2
x^2 * y^2 * y^2
x^2 * y^4
Therefore, the correct simplified expression is x^2 * y^4. Thank you for your patience and pointing out the errors in my previous responses.