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Help me plzzzzzz!!!!

Help me plzzzzzz!!!!-example-1
User Dean Elbaz
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5^-3 = 1/125
-5^-3 = -1/125
(-5^-3)^-1 = -125
(-5^-3)^0 = 1
User Carlosayam
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5⁻³ =
(1)/(5^(3) ) =
(1)/(5*5*5) =
(1)/(125)

-5⁻³ = -
((1)/(5^(3) )) = -
((1)/(5*5*5)) =
(-1)/(125)

(-5⁻³)⁻¹ =
(1)/(-5^(-3) ) = -(5³) = -(5*5*5) = -125

(-5⁻³)⁰ = 1 (anything to the zero power equals 1, except 0⁰ = 0)


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