How do you simplify $12 e^{7} \div 6 e^{2}$ $12e^7div6e^2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-10T02:08:19

When you divide two of the same variables, their exponents subtract. So, you should get:

$\frac{12 e^{7}}{6 e^{2}}$ $(12e^7)/(6e^2)$

Constants can be floated out.

$= \frac{12}{6} \cdot e^{7 - 2}$ $= 12/6 * e^(7-2)$

$= 2 e^{5}$ $= color(blue)(2e^5)$

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