Question

Multiply or divide as indicated a^5/a^3

Answer 1

When you divide you subtract exponents....so a^2

Answer 2

The answer is
`a^(2)`.

Explanation:

`(a^(5) )/(a^(3) )`

when we divide exponents that have the same base, we subtract the powers and keep the base same.

So, this given fraction will become:

`a^(5-3)`

=>
`a^(2)`

Or in more simpler terms we can write this off as:

`(a*a*a*a*a)/(a*a*a)`

So, we are left with
`a*a=a^(2)`