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Please show us what you have tried and exactly where you are stuck.Name two monomials with a quotient of 12a^(-4)b^(4)
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Are you clear on what this is asking you to do? Do you know what a "monomial" is?
You want to find x and y so that \(\displaystyle \frac{x}{y}= 12a^{-4}b^4\). Then \(\displaystyle x= (12a^{-4}b^4)y\).
Choose any simple monomial for y and multiply \(\displaystyle 12a^{-4}b^4\) by it!
You want to find x and y so that \(\displaystyle \frac{x}{y}= 12a^{-4}b^4\). Then \(\displaystyle x= (12a^{-4}b^4)y\).
Choose any simple monomial for y and multiply \(\displaystyle 12a^{-4}b^4\) by it!
Thank youAre you clear on what this is asking you to do? Do you know what a "monomial" is?
You want to find x and y so that \(\displaystyle \frac{x}{y}= 12a^{-4}b^4\). Then \(\displaystyle x= (12a^{-4}b^4)y\).
Choose any simple monomial for y and multiply \(\displaystyle 12a^{-4}b^4\) by it!