Question

Evaluate the following expression:

5^-1/5^0 = ?

Answer 1

@mathmale
@mathmate

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

Try simplifying this.

Answer 5

@drawwithapurpose

Answer 6

Any number to the power of 0, is 1.

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

Answer 7

then simplify.