SOLUTION: Does: 5x^2/10x^-5 reduce to 0.5x^5 ???

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Question 581933: Does:
5x^2/10x^-5
reduce to
0.5x^5
???
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x^2/10x^-5
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= (5/10)(x^2/x^-5)
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= (1/2)(x^7
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= x^7/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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