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Zero and negative exponentswrite in simplest for without zero or negative exponents- 17 ⁰

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-17^0=(-17)^0=1
\begin{gathered} (-2)^2*(-2)^(-5)=(-2)^(2-5) \\ =(-2)^(-3) \\ =(1)/((-2)^3) \\ =(1)/(-8) \end{gathered}

Thus, the final answers are 1 and -1/8.

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