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24 November, 08:57

What expression is equivalent to 2^-3/2^-5?

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  1. 24 November, 09:22
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    2^2, or 4

    since the exponents have the same base, we can subtract the exponent of the numerator by the exponent in the denominator.

    So 2^-3 - 2^-5 = 2^ (-3 - (-5)) = 2^2

    The new exponent is 2 because - 3 - (-5) is equal to 2.
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