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Simplify (5^-2)^4

Please explain i keep getting a weird answer.

User Nouman Ch
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Pretend this is the answer in da comments

User Tomasz Mularczyk
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Answer:


(1)/(5^8) = (1)/(390625)

Explanation:


(5^(-2))^4 = 5^(-2 * 4) = 5^(-8) = (1)/(5^8) = (1)/(390625)

User Petr Syrov
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