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Evaluate the expression (25^-3/2)^1/3

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Answer:

the answer is 1/5

Explanation:

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Answer:

1/5

Explanation:

To avoid ambiguity, your negative exponent -3/2 should be enclosed in brackets or parentheses, as should your exponent 1/3:

( 25^[-3/2] )^ (1/3)

This is equivalent to:

(√25)^(-3)· (1/3), or

5^(-1), or 1/5.

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