Question

Given  f(x) = 8x6 and g(x) = 8x5 , what is f(x)/g(x)?

A) x

B) x^2

C) x^6

D) 8x

Answer 1

f(x) = 8x^6
g(x) = 8x^5

f(x) / g(x) = 8x^6 / 8x^5 = x <==
because 8/8 = 1 and x^6/x^5 = x^(6 - 5) = x^1....so 1x^1 = x