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Simplify to a single power of 3 .. 3^5 / 3

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The given expression is

3^5/3

To simplify to a single power of 3, we would apply one of the rules of exponents which is expressed as

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

By comparing the given expression with this rule,

a = 3

b = 5

c = 1 because 3 is the same as 3^1

By applying the rule, it becomes

3^(5 - 1)

= 3^4

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