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Please someone should help me solve it 2x ÷ x^ - 4

User Qi Zhang
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Answer:

The answer is


{2x}^(5)

Explanation:


\frac{2x}{ {x}^( - 4) }

First of all separate the two from the x

That's


\frac{2(x)}{ {x}^( - 4) }

Next we use the rules of indices

Since they have the same base and are dividing we subtract the exponents

That's


\frac{ {a}^(x) }{ {a}^(y) } = {a}^(x - y)

So we have


\frac{2(x)}{ {x}^( - 4) } = 2( {x}^(1 - - 4)) = 2( {x}^(1 + 4) )

We have the final answer as


{2x}^(5)

Hope this helps you

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