Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Division by a Monomial - Exercise - Page 227: 3

Answer

$$\frac{3 x^2}{2 }.$$

Work Step by Step

We divide by the monomial as follows: $$\frac{18x^{12}}{12x^4}=\frac{3\cdot 6x^6}{2\cdot 6x^4}=\frac{3 x^2}{2 }.$$ Note that we can not simplify any further, because "$2$" does not go into "$3$" evenly.
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