Simplify 5^-1*5

$5^{- 1} \cdot 5$

Step 1

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

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

Raise $5$ to the power of $1$ .

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

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

$5^{- 1 + 1}$

Add $- 1$ and $1$ .

$5^{0}$

Step 2

Simplify $5^{0}$ .

$1$