SOLUTION: I know the simplified form of 1 over w ^4/5 it's w^1/5 over w but I don't know the steps to take to get that answere. Can you provide the steps to answering this problem?

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Question 59861This question is from textbook Algebra 2
: I know the simplified form of 1 over w ^4/5 it's w^1/5 over w
but I don't know the steps to take to get that answere.
Can you provide the steps to answering this problem? This question is from textbook Algebra 2

Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here's the steps to get there.
The trick is to multiply the denominator by whatever will make the fractional exponent on the bottom equal to a/a=1. Whatever you do to the denominator you have to do to the numerator, so that you are really multiplying the fraction by 1.
:
1%2Fw%5E%284%2F5%29
1%2Aw%5E%281%2F5%29%2F%28w%5E%284%2F5%29%2Aw%5E%281%2F5%29%29
w%5E%281%2F5%29%2Fw%5E%28%284%2B1%29%2F5%29
w%5E%281%2F5%29%2Fw%5E%285%2F5%29
w%5E%281%2F5%29%2Fw%5E1
highlight%28w%5E%281%2F5%29%2Fw%29
Happy Calculating!!!