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Why is -15 divided by -5 equal to 3 and not -3?Think about it this way:-15 = (-1 x 15) and -5 = (-1 x 5)Then the equation becomes:y = (-1 x 15)/(-1 x 5)which can be rewritten as:y = (-1/-1) x (15/5)We all know that a number divided by itself is equal to 1, and such is the case for -1, so:y = 1 x 15/5→ y = 3 which is positive.
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Because any number raised to the power of 0 is always equal to 1
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For all x not equal to 0, -x/x = -1
1. Anything divided by itself always equals 1.
x to the power a divided by x to the power b is x to the power (a - b) When a and b are equal then this is x to the power a divided by x to the power a, ie 1. x to the power (a - a) = x to the power zero. Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other, so 1 = x to the power zero.
Why would you ask that? Stuck on your maths homework? x=1/2
x does not equal -1, because if x is minus 1, x plus 1 is zero and division by zero is not defined.
x / (x+1) is an already simplified term. In order to "solve" it, you must either know the value of x, or set the entire term equal to some number.
x to the n divided by x to the n is 1. By the law of powers x to the power n divided by x to the power n is x to the power (n minus n), ie x to the power zero. Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other. Therefore x to the power zero = 1. (Unless x = zero!)
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The sum of any two odd numbers is always even. This is because (a) any odd number can always be expressed as an even number plus 1, and (b) the sum of two even numbers is always even. So if X is even and Y is even then X+1 added to Y+1 will equal X+Y+2
-x does not equal 1/x. There isn't even a solution for x: -x = 1/x Multiply both sides by x: -x2=1 x=sqrt(-1)There is no value for the square root of -1, so there is not solution. (If you are using imaginary numbers, then x=i is a solution to the equation.)
If: 75/x = 25 Then: x = 3