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Divide the following polynomial by 2x^2y14^x4y^3-6x^5y^2the ^ stands for exponentplease help!! last day to do this

Divide the following polynomial by 2x^2y14^x4y^3-6x^5y^2the ^ stands for exponentplease-example-1

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In order to divide these polynomials, let's use the following property:


(a^b)/(a^c)=a^(b-c)

So we have:


\begin{gathered} (14x^4y^3-6x^5y^2)/(2x^2y)=(14x^4y^3)/(2x^2y)-(6x^5y^2)/(2x^2y)=7x^(4-2)y^(3-1)-3x^(5-2)y^(2-1) \\ =7x^2y^2-3x^3y \end{gathered}

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