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Simplify, must end in positive exponent :)

Simplify, must end in positive exponent :)-example-1
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Explanation:


\frac{ ({b}^(8)) (b)}{(b)^(5) } \\ = \frac{ {b}^(8 + 1) }{ {b}^(5) } \\ = \frac{ {b}^(9) }{ {b}^(5) } \\ = {b}^(9 - 5) \\ = {b}^(4)

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