Simplify x^-1*x

$x^{- 1} \cdot x$

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

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

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

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

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

$x^{- 1 + 1}$

Add $- 1$ and $1$ .

$x^{0}$

Simplify $x^{0}$ .

$1$