6 to power 8 / 6 to power of 6 equals what does the slash mean. How do I calculate

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asked Dec 12, 2021 981 views

1 Answer

Barend Gehrels · Answer 1 · 2021-12-18T02:54:23+0000

Explanation:

From your problem statement, I believe the equation will look like this:

(6^(8))/(6^(6))

The slash means "divided by" -- you should use division to solve this equation.

For division involving exponents with the same base, you can use the following rule:

(A^(x))/(A^(y)) = A^(x - y)

Subtituting
for
,
for
and
for
, we get the following:

(6^(8))/(6^(6)) =6^(8 - 6) = 6^(2) = 36