Dividing Powers
When you divide two powers with the SAME base number, you subtract the indices.
- Example 1. work out 25/23 in this example the base is 2
- Example 2. work out 32/34 in this example the base is 3
| 25 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 32 |
| 23 = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8 |
| 25/23 | = |  |
| = |  | |
| = | 25−3 = 22 | |
| = | 4 |
| 32 = 3 × 3 = 9 |
| 34 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 81 |
| 32/34 | = |  |
| = |  | |
| = |  | |
| = | 32−4 = 3−2 | |
| = | 1/32 = 1/9 |
to: 
