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Decide whether the expression has been simplified correctly.

[a/4]^5 = a/4 ^5
A.)no
B.) yes

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Answer:

No.

Explanation:

According to the law of exponent:-


\displaystyle \large{( (a)/(b)) ^(m) = \frac{ {a}^(m) }{ {b}^(m) } }

Therefore:-


\displaystyle \large{( (a)/(4) )^(5) = \frac{ {a}^(5) }{ {4}^(5) } }

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