How do you simplify (15h^6k^3)/(5hk^2)15h6k35hk2 using only positive exponents?

1 Answer
Mar 9, 2018

=> color(green)(3h^5k)3h5k

Explanation:

(15h^6k^3) / (5hk^2)15h6k35hk2

=> = (color(purple)(5) * 3* color(purple)(h) * h^5 * k* color(purple)(k^2)) / color(purple)(5 * h * k^2)=53hh5kk25hk2

Taking (3*h^5 * k)(3h5k) outside the bracket in the numerator,

=>( (3h^5k) * cancel(color(red)((5hk^2)))) / cancel(color(red)((5hk^2)

=> color(green)(3h^5k)