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Which expression is equivalent to a to the power of m divided by a to the n power

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Answer:


a^(m-n)

Explanation:

If we have the expression
m^a / m^n, we can use exponent rules to simplify this.

Exponent rules say that
x^a / x^b = x^(a-b). In this case, x is a, a is m and b is n, so the same rule applied here.

So
a^m / a^n will be equal to
a^(m-n).

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