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Rules of exponents

Simplify the following expressions:

Rules of exponents Simplify the following expressions:-example-1
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Answer:

Explanation:

(1).
x^(-5) =
(1)/(x^(5) )

(2).
x^(0)
x^(4)
x^(5) =
x^(0+4+5) =
x^(9)

(3).
(x^4 y^3)/(x^2y^4) =
(x^(4-2) )/(y^(4-3) ) =
(x^2)/(y)

(4).
(x^(5) x^(-2) )/(x^(4) x^(-1) ) =
(x^(5-2) )/(x^(4-1) ) =
(x^3)/(x^3) = 1

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