Simplify -12x^4/x^4+8x^5?

1 Answer
May 20, 2018

#-12+8x^5#

Explanation:

#(-12x^4)/x^4+8x^5#

You can cancel the #x^4# in the numerator and denominator of the first fraction. This is because any number to the power of four in the numerator divided by the same number to the power of four in the denominator equal to 1.
= #-12+8x^5#