Solution - Power equations

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "3.8" was replaced by "(38/10)".

Step  1  :

 1.1     10 = 2•5

(10)² = (2•5)² = 2² • 5²

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  38
  —— • (22•52)
  10

Step  2  :

            19
 Simplify   ——
            5 

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  19
  —— • (22•52)
  5 

Step  3  :

Dividing exponents :

 3.1    5²   divided by   5¹   = 5^{(2 - 1)} = 5¹ = 5

Final result :

  380