Question

Simplify: 64a^3 b^5/16ab^8

Answer 1

`(64a^3b^5)/(16ab^8)`

Using the following properties:

`\begin{gathered} x^y\cdot x^z=x^(y+z) \\ a^(-n)=(1)/(a^n),n\\e0 \end{gathered}`
`(64a^3b^5)/(16ab^8)=(64)/(16)\cdot a^3\cdot a^(-1)\cdot b^5\cdot b^(-8)=4a^2b^(-3)=(4a^2)/(b^3)`