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Simplify:
5√532x⁵/5√4÷5√4162x⁵/5√4.
a)x
b)x²
c)x³
d)x⁴

User Baqir Khan
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Final answer:

To simplify the expression, one must use integer powers and division of exponentials rules. Upon dividing like bases with exponents, the x terms cancel out as x^5 divided by x^5 equals x^0 which is 1, leaving us with no x variable in the solution. Option number a is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

To simplify the given expression, we use the rules of integer powers and division of exponentials. The square root of a number is the same as raising that number to the power of 1/2, so \(x^2 = \sqrt{x}\). When we divide like bases with exponents, we subtract the exponents, per the division of exponentials rule. So given the expression 5\sqrt{532x^5}/5\sqrt{4} \div 5\sqrt{4162x^5}/5\sqrt{4}, we would follow these steps:

  • First, simplify the square roots by recognizing they are the same as fractional powers.
  • Next, use the division of exponentials rule to divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents of x.
  • Finally, simplify the expression to find the simplest form of x that represents the solution.

Without the actual numerical simplification of the square roots and assuming we are only interested in the variable 'x', and since the coefficients and the constants under the square roots will cancel each other out, we will be left with exponents of x that we subtract according to the division rule: x^5 / x^5 = x^(5-5) = x^0 = 1, therefore the x term cancels out and the answer is 1, which is not present in the given options.

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