Simplify (14x)/(-2x^7)

$\frac{14 x}{- 2 x^{7}}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $14$ and $- 2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $14 x$ .

$\frac{2 (7 x)}{- 2 x^{7}}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $- 2 x^{7}$ .

$\frac{2 (7 x)}{2 (- x^{7})}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 (7 x)}{2 (- x^{7})}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{7 x}{- x^{7}}$

$\frac{7 x}{- x^{7}}$

$\frac{7 x}{- x^{7}}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $x$ and $x^{7}$ .

Factor $x$ out of $7 x$ .

$\frac{x \cdot 7}{- x^{7}}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $x$ out of $- x^{7}$ .

$\frac{x \cdot 7}{x (- x^{6})}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x \cdot 7}{x (- x^{6})}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{7}{- x^{6}}$

$\frac{7}{- x^{6}}$

$\frac{7}{- x^{6}}$

Step 3

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{7}{x^{6}}$

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