Question

How do you simplify `1/x^(-5/4)`?

Answer 1

Simplified form: `root(4)(x^5)`

Explanation:

When you have a number raised to a negative exponent, you can change it into its reciprocal and change the sign on the exponent.

`1/(x^(-5/4))= x^(5/4)`

Sometimes you could leave it in that form, but generally it would then be turned into root form.

`x^(5/4)=root(4)(x^5)`