Q. Simplify. Express your answer using positive exponents. z2z
Divide z by z: Simplify the expression by dividing 2z by z. When dividing powers with the same base, we subtract the exponents. Since z/z is z to the power of 1 divided by z to the power of 1, we get: 2z/z=2×(z1/z1)
Simplify z1/z1: Simplify the fractionz1/z1.Since any non-zero number divided by itself is 1, we have:z1/z1=1
Multiply by 2: Multiply 2 by the result from Step 2.2×1=2
Write final expression: Write the final simplified expression.The final simplified expression is 2.
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