Question

How do you simplify `\frac { - 13a ^ { 4} } { 39a ^ { 12} }`?

Answer 1

`-1/(3a^8)`

Explanation:

1.`-13/39`=`-1/3`

2.`a^4/a^12` = `a^(4-12)` = `1/a^8`

3.ANSWER: `-1/(3a^8)`