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12x⁴y²divided by 3x³y to the 5 th power....Please help me out....

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To divide the expression we proceed as follows:
12x⁴y²÷3x³y⁵
=12x⁴y²/3x³y⁵
=(12÷3)×(x⁴÷x³)×(y²÷y⁵)
when you divide number with the same base, you subtract the numerators:
=4×(x⁴⁻³)×(y²⁻⁵)
simplifying this we get
=4xy⁻³
Answer: 4xy⁻³

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