How do you simplify \frac { 5x ^ { - 1} y } { 10( x ^ { 5} y ^ { 4} ) ^ { - 3} }5x1y10(x5y4)3?

1 Answer
Jul 31, 2017

(x^14 y^13)/(2)x14y132

Explanation:

(5x^-1 y)/(10(x^5 y^4)^-3)5x1y10(x5y4)3

1/x^-2=x^21x2=x2, so:

(5x^-1 y(x^5 y^4)^3)/(10)5x1y(x5y4)310

(x^a)^b = x^(a*b)(xa)b=xab, so:

(5x^-1 y x^15 y^12)/(10)5x1yx15y1210

x^a * x^b= x^(a+b)xaxb=xa+b, so:

(5x^14 y^13)/(10)5x14y1310

(x^14 y^13)/(2)x14y132