Question

is 5/x^-4 already simplified?

Answer 1

\[\frac{5}{x^{-4}} \]Not simplified.
\[5x^{4}\]Simplified.

Answer 2

How do you simplify it?

Answer 3

Don't know why you deleted the other answer... you had it.

Answer 4

The rules of exponents:
\[\frac{1}{a^{-n}}=a^n\]

Answer 5

Also:
\[a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^{n}}\]

Answer 6

Ok. Thanks

Answer 7

If you remember that a negative exponent causes something to jump to the other side of a quotent, you can get pretty much any of these right.

Don't have too much fun!