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(x⁴)²x‐³______x⁵x⁹I'm trying to do this exercise in this exercise book preparing me for a GED I have in November I have not done math in 20 years could you help me with this exercise I have like 10 exercises so much for this and if you can help me step by step so I know how to do the this one then I could do the other ones myself I would greatly appreciate it

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\begin{gathered} \frac{(x^4)^2\text{ x}^{\text{ -3}}}{x^5x^9}\text{ =} \\ When\text{ the exponents are together separeted by a parenthesis, the property says we have to multiply them} \\ \frac{x^{4\text{ x 2}}x^{\text{ -3}}}{x^5x^9}= \\ When\text{the number with exponents are multiplying, then the property says we have to add them together} \\ \frac{x^8x^{\text{ -3}}}{x^5x^9}= \\ \\ \frac{x^{8\text{ + \lparen-3\rparen}}\text{ }}{x^(^5)x^9}= \\ \\ (x^5)/(x^5x^9)=\text{ } \\ \\ Here,\text{ we can eliminate the repeated number in both numerator and denominator which is x}^5 \\ (1)/(x^9)\text{ that's the final answer} \end{gathered}

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