Respuesta :

Answer:

  • exponent of p: 3
  • exponent of q: 2

Step-by-step explanation:

The applicable rule is ...

[tex]\dfrac{a^b}{a^c}=a^{b-c}[/tex]

For p:

[tex]\dfrac{p^5}{p^2}=p^{5-2}=p^3[/tex]

The exponent of p is 3.

For q:

[tex]\dfrac{q^4}{q^2}=q^{4-2}=q^2[/tex]

The exponent of q is 2.

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