Simplify (3×6)¹⁰ ÷ (3×6)⁷: Division of Exponents Practice

Question

Insert the corresponding expression:

(3×6)10(3×6)7= \frac{\left(3\times6\right)^{10}}{\left(3\times6\right)^7}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:12 Let's get started.
00:14 We'll use the formula for dividing powers.
00:18 If you have a number A raised to the power of N, divided by the same number A raised to the power of M,
00:24 it equals the number A raised to the power of M minus N.
00:29 Let's apply this formula to our exercise now.
00:33 And that's how we solve this problem!

Step-by-Step Solution

We need to simplify the expression: (3×6)10(3×6)7 \frac{\left(3\times6\right)^{10}}{\left(3\times6\right)^7} .

According to the Power of a Quotient Rule for Exponents, which states that aman=amn \frac{a^m}{a^n} = a^{m-n} , we can simplify any fraction where the numerator and the denominator have the same base and different exponents by subtracting their exponents.

In our case, the common base is 3×6 3\times6 . Let's apply the rule:

  • The exponent in the numerator is 10.
  • The exponent in the denominator is 7.

So, according to the rule, we subtract the exponent in the denominator from the exponent in the numerator:

(3×6)107 (3\times6)^{10-7} .

Thus, the expression simplifies to (3×6)107 \left(3\times6\right)^{10-7} .

Answer

(3×6)107 \left(3\times6\right)^{10-7}