Q. Simplify. Express your answer using positive exponents.5r65r
Write Given Expression: Write down the given expression and identify the common terms in the numerator and the denominator.The given expression is 5r65r. We can see that both the numerator and the denominator have the common term 5r.
Cancel Common Terms: Simplify the expression by canceling out the common terms.We can cancel out the 5r in the numerator with one of the r's in the denominator, since 5r6 is the same as 5r⋅r5.5r65r=(r55)
Final Simplified Expression: Write the final simplified expression using positive exponents.Since we have r to the power of 5 in the denominator, we can express the answer with a positive exponent as r−5.(r55)=5r−5
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