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Which are the correct steps to follow to simplify an exponential expression using the Quotient Rule of Integer Exponents?(1 point)
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Check if the bases are different; if they are, subtract the exponents of the numerator and denominator; and write the resulting expression in exponential form.
Check if the bases are different; if they are, subtract the exponents of the numerator and denominator; and write the resulting expression in exponential form.

Check if the bases are the same; if they are, subtract the exponents of the numerator and denominator (leave as-is otherwise); and write the resulting expression in exponential form.
Check if the bases are the same; if they are, subtract the exponents of the numerator and denominator (leave as-is otherwise); and write the resulting expression in exponential form.

Subtract the exponents of the numerator and denominator; and write the resulting expression in exponential form.
Subtract the exponents of the numerator and denominator; …

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correct steps to follow to simplify an exponential expression using the Quotient Rule of Integer Exponents are:

**Check if the bases are the same; if they are, subtract the exponents of the numerator and denominator (leave as-is otherwise); and write the resulting expression in exponential form.**

So, the second response is the accurate one. The Quotient Rule states that for any non-zero base \( a \):

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

This applies only when the bases are the same. If the bases are different, you cannot apply the Quotient Rule and need to leave the expression as-is.

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