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OpenStudy (desmarie):

Evaluate the following expression: 5^-1/5^0 = ?

OpenStudy (desmarie):

@mathmale @mathmate

OpenStudy (desmarie):

I put the answer was 1/5 but it said that I was partially right -.-

OpenStudy (mathmale):

This problem might be much clearer if you'd re-write it as follows:\[\frac{ 5^{-1} }{ 5^0 }\]

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Try simplifying this.

OpenStudy (desmarie):

@drawwithapurpose

OpenStudy (mhchen):

Any number to the power of 0, is 1. Also \[a ^{-b} = \frac{ 1 }{ a^b }\]

OpenStudy (vuriffy):

|dw:1475874372555:dw| then simplify.

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