Algebra Examples

$\frac{625 {(5 x y)}^{- 3}}{{(5 x)}^{2} y^{7}}$

Step 1

Move ${(5 x y)}^{- 3}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{625}{{(5 x)}^{2} y^{7} {(5 x y)}^{3}}$

Step 2

Simplify the denominator.

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Step 2.1

Apply the product rule to $5 x$ .

$\frac{625}{5^{2} x^{2} y^{7} {(5 x y)}^{3}}$

Step 2.2

Apply the product rule to $5 x y$ .

$\frac{625}{5^{2} x^{2} y^{7} {(5 x)}^{3} y^{3}}$

Step 2.3

Multiply $y^{7}$ by $y^{3}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 2.3.1

Move $y^{3}$ .

$\frac{625}{5^{2} x^{2} (y^{3} y^{7}) {(5 x)}^{3}}$

Step 2.3.2

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$\frac{625}{5^{2} x^{2} y^{3 + 7} {(5 x)}^{3}}$

Step 2.3.3

Add $3$ and $7$ .

$\frac{625}{5^{2} x^{2} y^{10} {(5 x)}^{3}}$

Step 2.4

Raise $5$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{625}{25 x^{2} y^{10} {(5 x)}^{3}}$

Step 2.5

Apply the product rule to $5 x$ .

$\frac{625}{25 x^{2} y^{10} (5^{3} x^{3})}$

Step 2.6

Raise $5$ to the power of $3$ .

$\frac{625}{25 x^{2} y^{10} \cdot 125 x^{3}}$

Step 2.7

Combine exponents.

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Step 2.7.1

Multiply $125$ by $25$ .

$\frac{625}{3125 x^{2} y^{10} x^{3}}$

Step 2.7.2

Multiply $x^{2}$ by $x^{3}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 2.7.2.1

Move $x^{3}$ .

$\frac{625}{3125 (x^{3} x^{2}) y^{10}}$

Step 2.7.2.2

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$\frac{625}{3125 x^{3 + 2} y^{10}}$

Step 2.7.2.3

Add $3$ and $2$ .

$\frac{625}{3125 x^{5} y^{10}}$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of $625$ and $3125$ .

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Step 3.1

Factor $625$ out of $625$ .

$\frac{625 (1)}{3125 x^{5} y^{10}}$

Step 3.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 3.2.1

Factor $625$ out of $3125 x^{5} y^{10}$ .

$\frac{625 (1)}{625 (5 x^{5} y^{10})}$

Step 3.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{625 \cdot 1}{625 (5 x^{5} y^{10})}$

Step 3.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{1}{5 x^{5} y^{10}}$