Question

How do you simplify `(m^4)/(2m^4)` and write it using only positive exponents?

Answer 1

See the entire solution process below:

Explanation:

We can use these rules for exponents to simplify:

`x^color(red)(a)/x^color(blue)(b) = x^(color(red)(a)-color(blue)(b))` and `a^color(red)(0) = 1`

`m^color(red)(4)/(2m^color(blue)(4)) = m^(color(red)(4)-color(blue)(4))/2 = m^color(red)(0)/2 = 1/2`