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Simplify. Express your answer using positive exponents.
\newline
5
w
9
5
w
\frac{5w^9}{5w}
5
w
5
w
9
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Algebra 1
Simplify exponential expressions using the multiplication rule
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Q.
Simplify. Express your answer using positive exponents.
\newline
5
w
9
5
w
\frac{5w^9}{5w}
5
w
5
w
9
Write and Group:
Write down the expression and group the coefficients and powers that have the same base.
\newline
5
w
9
5
w
=
(
5
5
)
⋅
(
w
9
w
1
)
\frac{5w^9}{5w} = \left(\frac{5}{5}\right) \cdot \left(\frac{w^9}{w^1}\right)
5
w
5
w
9
=
(
5
5
)
⋅
(
w
1
w
9
)
Simplify Coefficients:
Simplify the coefficients.
5
5
=
1
\frac{5}{5} = 1
5
5
=
1
Simplify Powers:
Simplify the powers of
w
w
w
using the quotient rule for exponents (subtract the exponents).
w
9
w
1
=
w
(
9
−
1
)
=
w
8
\frac{w^9}{w^1} = w^{(9-1)} = w^8
w
1
w
9
=
w
(
9
−
1
)
=
w
8
Combine Coefficients and Powers:
Combine the simplified coefficients and powers of
w
w
w
.
5
5
×
w
9
w
1
=
1
×
w
8
=
w
8
\frac{5}{5} \times \frac{w^9}{w^1} = 1 \times w^8 = w^8
5
5
×
w
1
w
9
=
1
×
w
8
=
w
8
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