Find the area of the shaded triangle

Find the quotient with the restriction.

Look at triangle wxy what is the length (in centimeters) of the side wy of the triangle?

Consider this expression and the steps to evaluate it. 4^5(−2)^9/4^8(−2)^3 1. apply the quotient of powers:      (−2)^a/4^b 2. evaluate powers:           c/d select the value of each variable. a = _ b = _ c = _ d = _