SOLUTION: Perform the division: -28x^4+60x^5 divided by 12x^5 Is the answer -7/3x^-1 +5 or -7/3x + 5? My MathLab is giving me two different answers.

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Question 338599: Perform the division:
-28x^4+60x^5 divided by 12x^5
Is the answer -7/3x^-1 +5 or -7/3x + 5? My MathLab is giving me two different answers.

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-28x^4+60x^5 divided by 12x^5
Is the answer -7/3x^-1 +5 or -7/3x + 5?
If you mean (-7/3)x^-1, that's the same as -7/(3x).
If not, you'll have to add parentheses to clarify.