First post, so please bear with me. I am struggling with the first steps on this problem:
5^3 x (5^4)^y / (5^y)^3
5^3 x (5^4)^y / (5^y)^3
I'm assuming that the "x" is a variable and not a multiplication symbol.gouldimal wrote:
5^3 x (5^4)^y / (5^y)^3
I'm also assuming that 5^3 x = (5^3)(x)
We have (5^3)(x) (5^4)^y / (5^y)^3
Let's deal with (5^4)^y / (5^y)^3 first.
(5^4)^y = 5^4y [power of a power rule]
(5^y)^3 = 5^3y [power of a power rule]
So, (5^4)^y / (5^y)^3 = (5^4y)/(5^3y) = 5^y [quotient rule]
So, we have (5^3)(x) (5^y) = (x)(5^3) 5^y
= (x)[5^(3 + y)]
Of course, this won't be correct unless I'm right about my assumptions regarding the original question
Cheers,
Brent
