How do you simplify $(-4w^3x^5 )/(-2w^2x^2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-22T00:13:33

$2wx^(3)$

$(-4w^3x^5 )/(-2w^2x^2)$

$(2w^3x^5 )/(1w^2x^2)=(2w^3x^5 )/(w^2x^2)$ because $(-4)/(-2)=2/1=2$

when we move a variable across the division bar the exponent changes signs, we'll move $w$ and $x$ to the top:

$(2*w^3*w^-2*x^5*x^-2 )$

when you multiply variables together you add the exponents:

$2*w^(3+(-2))*x^(5+(-2))$

$2*w^(1)*x^(3)$

$2wx^(3)$

How do you simplify (-4w^3x^5 )/(-2w^2x^2)(-4w^3x^5 )/(-2w^2x^2)?