[tex]\bf ~\hspace{7em}\textit{negative exponents} \\\\ a^{-n} \implies \cfrac{1}{a^n} ~\hspace{4.5em} a^n\implies \cfrac{1}{a^{-n}} ~\hspace{4.5em} \cfrac{a^n}{a^m}\implies a^na^{-m}\implies a^{n-m} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \cfrac{x^{16}}{x^3}\implies \cfrac{x^{16}}{1}\cdot \cfrac{1}{x^3}\implies x^{16}\cdot x^{-3}\implies x^{16-3}\implies x^{13}[/tex]
Answer:
x^13
Step-by-step explanation:
when you divide variables with exponents you subtract them. So x^16-3 = x^13
