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Laws of exponent - divisionsimplify5a³——a⁵

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Given data:

The given expression is (5a^3)/a^5.

The given expression is,


\begin{gathered} (5a^3)/(a^5)=5a^(3-5) \\ =5a^(-2) \\ =(5)/(a^2) \end{gathered}

The simplified expression is 5/a^2 .

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