what is y^6/y^9??
how do you work it???
p.s. it says "Write the expression without the fraction bar."
You do the top minus the bottom, so 6-9 is -3 so the answer is y^-3
thanks
To simplify the expression y^6/y^9, you can use the exponent rules of division. When dividing terms with the same base, you subtract the exponents. In this case, y is the base, and the exponents are 6 and 9.
To simplify, subtract the exponent of y in the denominator from the exponent of y in the numerator:
y^6 / y^9 = y^(6-9)
When subtracting exponents, the result will be a negative exponent if the denominator's exponent is larger than the numerator's exponent.
In this case, 6-9 is equal to -3:
y^6 / y^9 = y^(-3)
Thus, y^6/y^9 simplifies to y^(-3).