Question

Simplify the following expression.

x^5 x^-5 x^2

Answer 1

is it x^2?

Answer 2

when you multiply same bases you should add their exponents \[\huge\rm x^m \times x^n=x^{m+n}\]

Answer 3

what about the negative and positive 5? does that cancel those out?

Answer 4

yes right!

Answer 5

so its x^2

Answer 6

yes right

Answer 7

ok. thx!

Answer 8

5-5= 0 so x^0
anything to the zero power is jsut equal to one \[\rm (anything)^0= 1\]

Answer 9

my pleasure :)