How to evaluate (-5)^-3 when 5 is a prime number.

Noni asked Mar 24, 2023

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Noni asked Mar 24, 2023

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Answer:

$\left( -5\right)^(-3) =-(1)/(125)$

Explanation:

$\left( -5\right)^(-3) =(1)/(\left( -5\right)^(3) ) =(1)/(-(5)^(3) ) =(1)/(-125) =-(1)/(125)$

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