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Determine if the following statement is true or false.When dividing two variables with the same base, you dividethe exponents.

Determine if the following statement is true or false.When dividing two variables-example-1
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False

Step-by-step explanation

let's remember some properties of the exponents


\begin{gathered} a^m=a\cdot a\cdot a\cdot a\ldots m\text{ times} \\ (a^m)/(a^n)=a^(m-n) \\ a^m\cdot a^n=a^(m+n) \end{gathered}

so

when dividing two variables with the same base, you subtract the exponents

Therefore, the answer is

False

I hope this helps you

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