Solution - Power equations

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "^-7" was replaced by "^(-7)". 1 more similar replacement(s)

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

   (5-8) 
  ——————— • 1
  (5)(-7)

Step  2  :

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  (5)(-8)
  ——————— • 1
  (5)(-7)

Step  3  :

          1      
 Divide  ——  by  (5)(-7)
         58      

 3.1    Dividing fractions

To divide fractions, write the divison as multiplication by the reciprocal of the divisor :

 1      1        1     57
——  ÷  ——   =   ——  •  ——
58     57       58     1 

Dividing exponents :

 3.2    5⁷   divided by   5⁸   = 5^{(7 - 8)} = 5^(-1) = ¹/_5¹ = ¹/₅

Equation at the end of step  3  :

  1
  — • 1
  5

Step  4  :

Final result :

  1           
  — = 0.20000 
  5