Can the exponent in the denominator be subtracted from the exponent in the numerator when the based are different? Explain

Rena is building a 1: 180 scale model of a real castle. her model has a rectangular base that is 3 feet wide and 4 feet long what is the area of the base of the actual castle in square feet

Given: ∆mop p∆mop =12+4 3 m∠p = 90°, m∠m = 60° find: mp, mo

Astudent is determining the influence of different types of food on the growth rate of spiders. she feeds one group of spiders two caterpillars twice a week. the other group received similarly-sized beetles twice a week. she records the amount of time required for individuals to reach sexual maturity. her hypothesis is that the spiders feeding on caterpillars will have a faster growth rate because caterpillars have a higher protein content compared to beetles. in this experiment, what is the dependent variable? spiders assigned to different feeding groups. time required to reach sexual maturity number of prey items fed twice a week. growth rates of each group.