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OpenStudy (brucebaner):

Help me

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

\[\frac{ 5^{8} }{ \left( 5^{-4^{}} \right) }\]

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

outside the parenthesis there is a negative 3

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

do you mean it is: \[\frac{ 5^8 }{ (5^-4) } (3) \]

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

i meant a -3

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

its above the parenthesis

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

\[\frac{ 5^8 }{ (5^{-4})^{3} }\]

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

yea

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

but of course with a -3

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

yes.

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

first you do the numerator, which is 5^8.

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

ok

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

390625

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

then you do 5^-4

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

1/625

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

@calculusxy

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

@geerky42

geerky42 (geerky42):

Looks good.

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

what about the -3 outside the parenthesis?

geerky42 (geerky42):

Oh, Let go back to beginning. Now there are few exponent laws you need to know: \[(x^a)^b = x^{ab}\\~\\x^{-n} = \dfrac{1}{x^n}\] Likewise, \(\dfrac{1}{x^{-n}}=x^n\)

geerky42 (geerky42):

So in denominator, what is \((5^{-4})^{-3}\)?

geerky42 (geerky42):

Forgot one more law: \(\dfrac{x^m}{x^n} = x^{m-n}\)

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

thx

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