Divide and simplify.
-$\frac { x } { x ^ { 12 } }$
A) $x ^ { 11 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { \mathrm { x } ^ { 11 } }$
C) $x ^ { 12 }$
D) $\frac { 1 } { \mathrm { x } ^ { 12 } }$

Name: Divide and simplify. -$\frac { x } { x ^ { 12 } }$ A) $x ^ { 11 }$ B) $\frac { 1 } { \mathrm { x } ^ { 11 } }$ C) $x ^ { 12 }$ D) $\frac { 1 } { \mathrm { x } ^ { 12 } }$
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To divide, subtract the exponents of the same base. This gives us:
$$\frac{x}{x^{12}}=x^{1-12}=x^{-11}=\frac{1}{x^{11}}$$

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