Explain, in complete sentences, how you would divide the following expression:

Question

Explain, in complete sentences, how you would divide the following expression:

 

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Write the simplified answer in radical form.

Answer 1

¹¹√x⁵ / ⁸√x³                Write in exponential form

x^5/11 / x^3/8                   Using the division law of exponents

x^{5/11 - 3/8}                 Simplify the exponents

 

5/11 - 3/8

40/88 - 33/88

7/88

 

⁸⁸√x⁷