How do you simplify \frac{7p^{4}}{3p^{2}}?

2 Answers
Apr 11, 2018

7/3 p^2

Explanation:

(7p^4)/(3p^2)= devide with p^2
=(7p^4/p^color(red)(2))/(3p^2/p^2)=
=(7p^4/p^color(red)(2))/(3*1)=
=(7p^(4color(red)(-2)))/(3*1)=
=(7p^2)/(3)

Apr 11, 2018

{7p^4}/{3p^2}={7p^2}/3

Explanation:

since p^4 =p^{2+2}= p^2p^2

{7p^4}/{3p^2}={7p^2p^2}/{3p^2}={7p^2}/{3}