What is (2x^3)/(-8x^4) ?

The solution to (2x^3)/(-8x^4) is -1/(4x)

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simplify (2x^3)/(-8x^4)

simplify

\frac{2 x ^{3}}{- 8 x ^{4}}

- \frac{1}{4 x}

Solution steps

\frac{2 x ^{3}}{- 8 x ^{4}}

Factor the number:

8 = 2 \cdot 4

= \frac{2 x ^{3}}{- 2 \cdot 4 x ^{4}}

Cancel the common factor:

2

= \frac{x ^{3}}{- 4 x ^{4}}

Simplify

\frac{x ^{3}}{x ^{4}} : \frac{1}{x}

= \frac{1}{- 4 x}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{- b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{1}{4 x}

0 \cdot (- 1)

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