# 5.1a Pearson Online HW Solutions

## 1. Write the function as a sum of terms of the form $ax^n$ , where $a$ is a constant.

$f(x)=\dfrac{11}{x^7}$

<details> <summary> Solution: </summary>

$f(x)=\dfrac{11}{x^7}=11x^{-7}$

</details>

## 2. Write the following expression in the form $ax^p+bx^q$.

$\dfrac{\sqrt[3]{x^2}+7}{7\sqrt[3]{x}}$

<details> <summary> Solution: </summary>

</details>

## 3. Write the following expression in the form $ax^p+bx^q$.

$\dfrac{\sqrt[3]{x^2}+7}{7\sqrt[3]{x}}$

<details> <summary> Solution: </summary>

</details>