How do you simplify #(2x)^5 * 1/((4x^3)^2)#?

1 Answer
Oct 13, 2016

#2/x#

Explanation:

#(2x)^5 * 1/((4x^3)^2)#

Remove the brackets first, calculate the powers. Write as one fraction

#(32x^5xx1)/(16x^6)#

Divide the numbers and subtract the indices.
The bigger index of x is in the denominator.

#2/x#