Certainly! Letβs simplify the expression step by step.
Given the expression:
\[
205(0.5k^{-1}) + 2(0.4^{-k})
\]
Step 1: Distribute the constants
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For the first term:
\[
205 \cdot 0.5k^{-1} = 102.5k^{-1} = \frac{102.5}{k}
\]
-
For the second term:
\[
2(0.4^{-k}) = 2 \cdot \frac{1}{0.4^k} = \frac{2}{0.4^k}
\]
Step 2: Rewrite using exponent properties
Since \(0.4\) can be written as \(\frac{2}{5}\), we can express \(0.4^k\) as:
\[
0.4^k = \left(\frac{2}{5}\right)^k = \frac{2^k}{5^k}
\]
This means:
\[
\frac{2}{0.4^k} = \frac{2}{\frac{2^k}{5^k}} = \frac{2 \cdot 5^k}{2^k}
\]
Step 3: Combine the terms
Now we put both simplified expressions back together:
\[
\frac{102.5}{k} + \frac{2 \cdot 5^k}{2^k}
\]
Final Expression
So, the final expression simplified is:
\[
\frac{102.5}{k} + \frac{2 \cdot 5^k}{2^k}
\]
Additional Simplification (if needed)
If you want to combine these into a single fraction, it would look like this, but remember that they can only be combined if they have a common denominator:
The common denominator would be \(k \cdot 2^k\):
\[
= \frac{102.5 \cdot 2^k + 2 \cdot 5^k \cdot k}{k \cdot 2^k}
\]
The final simplified expression is:
\[
\frac{102.5 \cdot 2^k + 2 \cdot 5^k \cdot k}{k \cdot 2^k}
\]
Feel free to provide a value for \(k\) if you need further evaluation!