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OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e §6.5 Divide Monomials · Exercise 84 · Algebra · Polynomials

Divide Monomials · Exercise 84

Maurice simplifies the quotient by writing . What is wrong with his reasoning?

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OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e · §6.5 Divide Monomials · Exercise 84

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