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If 9^x / 9^3 = 9^5 what is x

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Answer:

since , 9^x / 9^3 = 9^5

and since there is a law for exponents that says if the bases of the exponent are equal and divided by each other we subtract the exponents

, so 9^x-3 = 9^5

then x-3 =5 , therefore the final answer will be X= 8 .

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