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Simplify. Express your answer using positive exponents.\newline8a54a4\frac{8a^5}{4a^4}

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Q. Simplify. Express your answer using positive exponents.\newline8a54a4\frac{8a^5}{4a^4}
  1. Simplify Expression: Simplify the expression 8a58a^5 divided by 4a44a^4.\ Calculate the division of coefficients and subtract the exponents of like bases.\ 8/4=28/4 = 2 and a5/a4=a54=a1a^5/a^4 = a^{5-4} = a^1.
  2. Calculate Division: Write the simplified expression.\newlineCombine the results from the previous step.\newline2×a1=2a2 \times a^1 = 2a.

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