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Which law would you use to simplify the expression 3^10/3^4

quotient of powers
power of a quotient
product of powers
power of a product

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The answer is quotient of powers
User Rjurney
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Answer:

quotient of powers

Explanation:

This is the quotient of powers rule. As you can see, we're dividing (/) so that's why we say quotient instead of product.

3^10 / 3^4 = 3^6, because in this quotient we just subtracted the powers!

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