How do you find the quotient $b^6divb^3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-19T03:44:37

See the entire solution process below:

First, rewrite the expression as:

$b^6/b^3$

Now, use this rule of exponents to find the quotient:

$x^color(red)(a)/x^color(blue)(b) = x^(color(red)(a)-color(blue)(b))$

$b^color(red)(6)/b^color(blue)(3) = b^(color(red)(6)-color(blue)(3)) = b^3$

How do you find the quotient b^6divb^3b^6divb^3?