Answer
$-6$
Work Step by Step
RECALL:
(i) $\dfrac{a^m}{a^n} = a^{m-n}$
(ii) $a^0=1, a\ne0$
Divide the coefficients, and then use the rules above to obtain:
$=-6a^{1-1}b^{1-1}
\\=-6a^0b^0
\\=-6(1)(1)
\\=-6$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 5 - Exponents and Polynomials - 5.4 - Dividing by Monomials - Problem Set 5.4 - Page 212: 20
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