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What expression is equivalent to

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One way to approach this would be to express 125^2 as (125)(125).

Note also that 125^(4^3) = 125^(1 + 1/3) = (125)(5)

Therefore, the given expression boils down to

(125)(125) 125
--------------- = ------- = 25
5 (125) 5

There are other ways in which you could reduce the given expression.

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