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X^5y^2/xy^3. Simplify, your answer should have positive exponents only.

Pls, answer. Thank you!!

Also, this / means that it's a fraction just in case.

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Answer:

Explanation:


(x^(5)y^(2) )/(xy^(3) ) use the rules that
(x^(a) )/(x^(a) ) =1and that
x^(a+b) =x^(a) *x^(b)


(x*x^(4)*y^(2) )/(x*y*y^(2) ) simplify


(x^(4) )/(y)

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