Shanelle used the following steps to arrive at the wrong answer for the simplification problem shown below.
What mistake did Shanelle make to get the problem wrong?
ty
y
Given: 2,5
XyX
10
Step 1: 3,4
xºy
Step 2: = x 'yº
Step 3: = x(1)
Step 4: = x
A. Shanelle misapplied the multiplication property of exponents to x in Step 1.
B. Shanelle misapplied the multiplication property of exponents to y in Step 1.
C. Shanelle misapplied the division property of exponents to x in Step 2.
D. Shanelle misapplied the division property of exponents to y in Step 2.
