Question

simplify. x^3/5x^2x^-1/2


would i first flip x^-1/2 to x^-2, therefore x^2 and x^-2 would cancel out,
so the answer would just be x^3/5?

or do i continue to change the exponent into 5 square root of x^3?

am i doing this right?

Answer 1

You can move 1/(x<sup>-1/2</sub>) = x^1/2.
Therefore, you will have
X^3*X^1/2/5X^2 = X^3/2/5 but check my work.

Answer 2

i don't really get what you are doing....where did the negative sign go?