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 writein place of x-1 or just Edwin