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Assertion: x4y3\dfrac{x^{4}}{y^{3}} can also be written as x+x+x+xy+y+y\dfrac{x+x+x+x}{y+y+y}.

Reason: In xm, x is called the base and m is called the exponent.

  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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Answer

Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Explanation

Assertion is false because, the expression x4y3\dfrac{x^4}{y^3} represents repeated multiplication, not addition. Specifically, x4=x×x×x×xx^4 = x \times x \times x \times x and y3=y×y×yy^3 = y \times y \times y. Adding the variables as shown in the assertion is incorrect.

Reason is true as it is the correct mathematical definition for the components of an exponential term.

Hence, option 4 is the correct option.

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