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What is the value of b in the equation below?

What is the value of b in the equation below?-example-1

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I'm not 100% but i think its A: 3

User Tim Mironov
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For this case we have that by definition of power properties:


\frac {a ^ m} {a ^ n} = a ^ {m-n}

We have the following expression:


\frac {5 ^ 6} {5 ^ 2} = a ^ b

It can be rewritten as:

So:


\frac {5 ^ 6} {5 ^ 2} = 5 ^ {6-2} = 5 ^ {4} = a ^ b

So,
b = 4\ and\ a = 5

Answer:

Option B

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