Question

Use the laws of exponents to simplify the expression so that the base, x, appears once, and the exponent is positive.

X^3/X^5
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Answer 1

`x^(-2)`

Explanation:

`(x^(3) )/(x^(5)) =(x^(3) )/(1)*(1)/(x^(5))=(x^(3) )/(1) *(x^(-5) )/(1) =x^(3) *x^(-5)=x^(3-5)=x^(-2)`