JAMB - Mathematics (1979 - No. 15)
Simplify \(\frac{5^x \times 25^{x - 1}}{125^{x + 1}}\)
52x + 1
5x + 1
5-5
52
53
הֶסבֵּר
\(\frac{5^x \times 25^{x - 1}}{125^{x + 1}}\) = \(\frac{5^x \times 5^{2x - 2}}{5^{3x + 3}}\)
= \(\frac{5^{x + 2x - 2}}{5^{3x + 3}}\)
= \(\frac{5^{3x - 2}}{5^{3x + 3}}\)
= 5\(^{3x - 2 - 3x - 3}\)
= 5\(^{-5}\)
= \(\frac{5^{x + 2x - 2}}{5^{3x + 3}}\)
= \(\frac{5^{3x - 2}}{5^{3x + 3}}\)
= 5\(^{3x - 2 - 3x - 3}\)
= 5\(^{-5}\)