Simplify (xy^6)/(xy^8)

$\frac{x y^{6}}{x y^{8}}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $x$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x y^{6}}{x y^{8}}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{y^{6}}{y^{8}}$

$\frac{y^{6}}{y^{8}}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $y^{6}$ and $y^{8}$ .

Multiply by $1$ .

$\frac{y^{6} \cdot 1}{y^{8}}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $y^{6}$ out of $y^{8}$ .

$\frac{y^{6} \cdot 1}{y^{6} y^{2}}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{y^{6} \cdot 1}{y^{6} y^{2}}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{1}{y^{2}}$

$\frac{1}{y^{2}}$

$\frac{1}{y^{2}}$

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