Question

How do you simplify and write `x ^ -5 times y^0` with positive exponents?

Answer 1

`1/x^5`

Explanation:

Recall: two laws of indices..

`x^-m = 1/x^m" and " x^0 = 1 (x!=0)`

`x^-5 xx y^0`

=`1/x^5 xx 1`

=`1/x^5`