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

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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.**

This means that you only apply the Quotient Rule when the bases of the exponential expressions are the same, in which case you subtract the exponents (i.e., \( a^m / a^n = a^{m-n} \)). If the bases are different, you cannot simplify the expression using the Quotient Rule.

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