Finite Math Examples

$5 C \cdot 0.5 \cdot {0.5}^{5 - 1}$

Step 1

Multiply $0.5$ by ${0.5}^{5 - 1}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 1.1

Move ${0.5}^{5 - 1}$ .

$5 C \cdot ({0.5}^{5 - 1} \cdot 0.5)$

Step 1.2

Multiply ${0.5}^{5 - 1}$ by $0.5$ .

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Step 1.2.1

Raise $0.5$ to the power of $1$ .

$5 C \cdot ({0.5}^{5 - 1} \cdot {0.5}^{1})$

Step 1.2.2

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

$5 C \cdot {0.5}^{5 - 1 + 1}$

Step 1.3

Subtract $1$ from $5$ .

$5 C \cdot {0.5}^{4 + 1}$

Step 1.4

Add $4$ and $1$ .

$5 C \cdot {0.5}^{5}$

Step 2

Raise $0.5$ to the power of $5$ .

$5 C \cdot 0.03125$

Step 3

Multiply $0.03125$ by $5$ .

$0.15625 C$