Question

Do the following division.

-20x⁴ ÷ 10x²

Answer 1

`-20x^4 = -2 xx 2 xx 5 xx x xx x xx x xx x`

`10x^2 = 2 xx 5 xx x xx x`

Therefore, 
`(- 20x^4) ÷ 10x^2`

`= (-2 xx 2 xx 5 xx x xx x xx x xx x)/(2 xx 5 xx x xx x)`

`= -2 xx x xx x`

`= -2x^2`