Simplify (y^5)/y

$\frac{y^{5}}{y}$

Step 1

Factor $y$ out of $y^{5}$ .

$\frac{y \cdot y^{4}}{y}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factors.

Raise $y$ to the power of $1$ .

$\frac{y \cdot y^{4}}{y^{1}}$

Factor $y$ out of $y^{1}$ .

$\frac{y \cdot y^{4}}{y \cdot 1}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{y \cdot y^{4}}{y \cdot 1}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{y^{4}}{1}$

Divide $y^{4}$ by $1$ .

$y^{4}$

$y^{4}$

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