Algebra Examples

$(\frac{1}{x}) (\frac{1}{x})$

Step 1

Multiply $\frac{1}{x}$ by $\frac{1}{x}$ .

$\frac{1}{x \cdot x}$

Step 2

Raise $x$ to the power of $1$ .

$\frac{1}{x^{1} x}$

Step 3

Raise $x$ to the power of $1$ .

$\frac{1}{x^{1} x^{1}}$

Step 4

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

$\frac{1}{x^{1 + 1}}$

Step 5

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$\frac{1}{x^{2}}$