What is the value of ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 64
- Step 1: Apply the exponent quotient rule for identical bases with base .
- Step 2: Subtract the powers in the numerator and denominator: .
- Step 3: Compute the resulting power: .
Answer
64.
Why not the others: 32 is (off by 1 in exponent); 128 is ; 12 computes ; 65 is an off-by-one error.
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