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Divide 12a^7b^2 by 4a^2b

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To divide
\displaystyle\sf 12a^(7)b^(2) by
\displaystyle\sf 4a^(2)b, we can apply the rules of division with exponents.

When dividing like terms, we subtract the exponents of the variables.

For the coefficients,
\displaystyle\sf (12)/(4) simplifies to
\displaystyle\sf 3.

For the variables
\displaystyle\sf a, we subtract the exponents
\displaystyle\sf 7-2 to get
\displaystyle\sf a^(5).

For the variables
\displaystyle\sf b, we subtract the exponents
\displaystyle\sf 2-1 to get
\displaystyle\sf b^(1) (which simplifies to just
\displaystyle\sf b).

Therefore, the result of dividing
\displaystyle\sf 12a^(7)b^(2) by
\displaystyle\sf 4a^(2)b is:


\displaystyle\sf (12a^(7)b^(2))/(4a^(2)b) = 3a^(5)b

So,
\displaystyle\sf 12a^(7)b^(2) divided by
\displaystyle\sf 4a^(2)b simplifies to
\displaystyle\sf 3a^(5)b.


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