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Simplify 12 to the power of 3 over 12 to the power of 7

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User Doodeec
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Greetings from Brasil...

Here's our problem:


\large{(12^(3))/(12^(7))}

From potentiation properties:

Mᵃ ÷ Mᵇ = Mᵃ⁻ᵇ

division of power of the same base: I repeat the base and subtract the exponents

So, in our problem


\large{(12^(3))/(12^(7))} = 12³ ÷ 12⁷

12³ ÷ 12⁴ = 12³⁻⁷

12⁻⁴

We also know about another property: P⁻ⁿ = (1/Pⁿ) so

12⁻⁴ = (1/12⁴)

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