Help please, i need to turn this in

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Answer:

a = -3

b = 9

c = -3

Explanation:

$a. (2^(5) )(2)^(-8) =2^(a) \\2^((5-8)) =2^(a) \\2^(-3)=2^(a)$

a=-3

$b.(4^(7) )/(4^(-2) ) =4^(b) \\4^((7-(-2))) } =4^(b) \\4^((7+2)) =4^(b)$

4^(9) =4^(b)

b=9

c. (7^(9) )/(7^(c) ) =7^(12)

7^(9-c) =7^(12)

9-c=12

c=9-12

c=-3

Hope this helps

Oleg Cherr answered May 31, 2023

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