SOLUTION: i redid this problem a cpl of time and this is what i keep getting can someone help me as what step i am missing = 5^10-[1/(5^8)] lcd = 5^8 Rewrite

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Question 322326: i redid this problem a cpl of time and this is what i keep getting can someone help me as what step i am missing = 5^10-[1/(5^8)]
lcd = 5^8
Rewrite each fraction with the lcd as its denominator:
[(5*8*5^10)/5*8] - [1/(5^8)]
= [5^18/lcd] - [1/lcd]
= [5^18 - 1]/5^8

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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