Dividing like bases

Answer 1

When dividing like bases, you subtract the exponents. In other words, you divide the numbers and subtract the exponents.

For example, let's say you have the expression (x^3)/(x^2). Since the bases are the same (x in this case), you can divide x^3 by x^2 which equals x^(3-2) = x^1 = x.

Similarly, if you have (a^5)/(a^3), you can divide a^5 by a^3 which equals a^(5-3) = a^2.

So, when dividing like bases, you subtract the exponents to simplify the expression.