SOLUTION: Hi I dont really understand what to do here. (-5) to the 0 power multiplied by X to the -1 power

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Question 76898: Hi I dont really understand what to do here.
(-5) to the 0 power multiplied by X to the -1 power

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi I dont really understand what to do here. 
(-5) to the 0 power multiplied by X to the -1 power

(-5)0x-1

Any number to the zero power is 1, so write (1) in place of
(-5)0.

Now you have

(1)x-1

Now use the rule that the -N power of any number is the
reciprocal of the number to the N power. So write 
 in place of x-1



or just



Edwin





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