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What is the product of (5^-1)(5^-3)

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Answer is A. 1/625

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User Bogdan Mitrache
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Answer: 1/625 0r 0.0016 is the product of the given expression.

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, The given expression,
5^(-1) * 5^-3

We can write,
5^-1 * 5^-3=(5^(-1))/(5^3) ( because we can write
a^m=1/a^(-m))


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


5^-1 * 5^-3=(1)/(5^(1+3)) ( because
a^m* a^n=a^(m+n))


5^-1 * 5^-3=(1)/(5^(4))


5^-1 * 5^-3=(1)/(625)=
0.0016


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