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Simplifying expressions from $\\left(\\frac{x^m}{x^n}\\right)^p$ to $x^{(m-n)p}$.

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Simplify the following expression:

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\\[\\left(\\frac{x^\\var{m}}{x^\\var{n}}\\right)^\\var{p}\\]

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To simplify $\\left(\\frac{x^\\var{m}}{x^\\var{n}}\\right)^\\var{p}$, we want to make use of the following 2 rules:

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  1. $\\frac{a^m}{a^n}=a^{m-n}$;
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  3. $(a^n)^m=a^{n\\times m}$.
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Applying rule 1 to the terms inside the bracket:

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\\[\\begin{split} \\frac{x^\\var{m}}{x^\\var{n}}&\\,=x^{\\var{m}-\\var{n}}\\\\ &\\,=x^\\var{m-n}. \\end{split}\\]

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Then applying rule 2:

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\\[ \\begin{split}\\left(\\frac{x^\\var{m}}{x^\\var{n}}\\right)^\\var{p} &\\,= \\left(x^\\var{m-n}\\right)^\\var{p} \\\\ &\\,=x^{\\var{m-n} \\times \\var{p}}\\\\ &\\,=x^\\var{m*p-n*p}. \\end{split}\\]

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