Question

How do you simplify `(w^-2 + 1)/(w^-5)`?

Answer 1

`w^3+w^5`

Explanation:

Given: `(w^(-2)+1)/(w^(-5))`.

Split fractions.

`=(w^(-2))/(w^(-5))+1/(w^(-5))`

`=w^3+1/(1/(w^5))`

`=w^3+w^5`