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-5-3 in expanded form

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Assuming the -3 is an exponent.

When the exponent is negative, it means to take the reciprocal then raise the denominator to the power.


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

So, -1/125 is the answer.
User Kazuaki Suzuki
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