What does "relatively prime" mean?
What is the "product of powers" rule?
What is the "quotient of powers" rule?
2007-01-16 08:56:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
relatively prime- two numbers are realitively prime if their greatest common factor is 1
p.s.- i am really not that smart i just had my book off hand lol lol
2007-01-16 09:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by SwimmingRockstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two numbers are relatively prime when their greatest common divisor is 1, so 15 and 8 are because the divisors of 15 are 1, 3, 5, and 15 and the divisors of 8 are 1, 2, 4, and 8, so the greatest common factor is 1
The product of powers rule is: (x^a)(x^b)=x^(a+b)
The quotient of powers rule is: x^a/x^b=x^(a-b), for all x except for 0
2007-01-16 17:12:22 · answer #2 · answered by Z-man126 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the product of powers is the multiplication of powers i.e.
x^2 time x^3 = x^5
you add the exponents
the quotient of powers is the division of powers i.e.
x^5 / x^4 = x^2
you subtract the exponents
reletively prime is referring to two numbers that will not divide evenly by any number (besides 1) i.e.
10 and 33
2007-01-16 17:08:56 · answer #3 · answered by Zaza 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋