Algebra Examples

Simplify $2 a^{- \frac{5}{2}}$

Step 1

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$2 \frac{1}{a^{\frac{5}{2}}}$

Step 2

Combine $2$ and $\frac{1}{a^{\frac{5}{2}}}$ .

$\frac{2}{a^{\frac{5}{2}}}$