\[\begin{array}{rl}\dfrac{a^5}{a^2}&\text{Expand} \\ \dfrac{a\cdot a\cdot a\cdot a\cdot a}{a\cdot a}&\text{Reduce the common factors} \\ \dfrac{\cancel{a}\cdot \cancel{a}\cdot a\cdot a\cdot a}{\cancel...a5a2Expanda⋅a⋅a⋅a⋅aa⋅aReduce the common factorsa⋅a⋅a⋅a⋅aa⋅aSimplifya⋅a⋅aRewrite with one base aa3Simplified expression
