(5m ÷ 5−3) = 55
5m−(−3) = 55
5m + 3 = 55
The bases are the same on both the sides, so their exponents must be equal.
∴ m + 3 = 5
\(⇒\) m = 5 − 3
\(⇒\) m = 2
Say whether the following are true or false.
1. Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law in the tsunami.
2. Sanjeev made it to safety after the tsunami.
3. Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter.
4. Almas’s father realised that a tsunami was going to hit the island.
5. Her mother and aunts were washed away with the tree that they were holding on to.