Question

What is the quotient of -8x^6/4x^-3

Answer 1

If we simplify this down into the division of the numbers and then the division of the variable x it will be easier. If we divide -8 by 4 we get -2. So that's out of the way. Now we divide
`(x^6)/(x^(-3))`. The rule is that if the bases are the same (they are both x's) we can subtract the lower exponent from the upper exponent:
`x^{6-(-3)` which is
`x^9`. So the whole simplified expression is
`-2x^9`