What is the missing exponent in the following equation?

e ?/e 65 = e 38

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2 hours ago

To solve for the missing exponent in the equation:

\[ e^{?}/e^{65} = e^{38} \]

we can rewrite the left side using the properties of exponents. Specifically, we can use the property that states:

\[ \frac{a^m}{a^n} = a^{m-n} \]

Applying this property, we have:

\[ e^{? - 65} = e^{38} \]

Since the bases (e) are the same, we can set the exponents equal to each other:

\[ ? - 65 = 38 \]

Now, we can solve for the missing exponent \( ? \):

\[ ? = 38 + 65 \] \[ ? = 103 \]

Therefore, the missing exponent is:

\[ \boxed{103} \]