Question

What is (1/2) raised to the 5th power

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Answer 1

(1/2)⁵ =

(1/2 · 1/2 · 1/2 · 1/2 · 1/2) =

(1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1) / (2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2) =

1 / 32 .