Identify a pattern by making a table of the inputs and outputs. i don't understand what it wants me to do, and this was all that was given. can anyone ?

it wants you to make a table of the inputs and out puts, and what is the pattern that is happening. like is it a constant increase/decrease and things like that. i'll help you on the table...

x | y

1 | 5

2 | 4

3 | 3

4 | 2

(i am not sure what that 40 is at the end, but You get the point)

now all you have to do is identify the sequence or pattern you see here

the answer is:

the answer is:

to solve the problem, we need to remember the quotient of power property, it's defined by the following relation:

if we have a quotienf of powers that have the same base, we need to keep the same base and subtract the exponent of the denominator power to the exponent of the numerator power.

so, we are given the expression:

then, calculating we have:

hence, the answer is:

have a nice day!