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Simplify. Assume all variables are positive.\newlineb75b95\frac{b^{\frac{7}{5}}}{b^{\frac{9}{5}}}\newlineWrite your answer in the form AA or AB\frac{A}{B}, where AA and BB are constants or variable expressions that have no variables in common. All exponents in your answer should be positive.\newline______

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Q. Simplify. Assume all variables are positive.\newlineb75b95\frac{b^{\frac{7}{5}}}{b^{\frac{9}{5}}}\newlineWrite your answer in the form AA or AB\frac{A}{B}, where AA and BB are constants or variable expressions that have no variables in common. All exponents in your answer should be positive.\newline______
  1. Combine powers with same base: Write b75/b95b^{\frac{7}{5}} / b^{\frac{9}{5}} as a single power of bb.\newlineWhen dividing powers with the same base, we subtract the exponents.\newlineb75/b95b^{\frac{7}{5}} / b^{\frac{9}{5}}\newline= b(75(95))b^{(\frac{7}{5}-(\frac{9}{5}))}\newline= b25b^{-\frac{2}{5}}
  2. Use negative exponent rule: Express b2/5b^{-2/5} with a positive exponent.\newlineAccording to the negative exponent rule:\newlineam=1ama^{-m} = \frac{1}{a^m}\newlineb2/5=1b2/5b^{-2/5} = \frac{1}{b^{2/5}}

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