How do you simplify #(2a^9)/(a*2a^9)#?

1 Answer
Jan 18, 2017

See the entire simplification process below:

Explanation:

We can first cancel the common terms in the numerator and the denominator:

#color(red)(2a^9)/(a*color(red)(2a^9)) -> cancel(color(red)(2a^9))/(a*cancel(color(red)(2a^9))) -> 1/a#