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This entry is a continuation of Rules 1 and 2 about powers. Rules 3 and 4, presented here, tell you how to divide powers. The next entry will present Rules 5 and 6 about powers of parentheses.
When you have learned these rules, you should practice examples combining the rules.
Rule
Let’s use an example to see why:
and
This means that
Example 1
Write as simply as possible
Write as simply as possible
Rule
Let’s apply Rule 3 in an example to see why Rule 4 is true:
Example 2
Write as simply as possible
Write as simply as possible