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If x=5, evaluate x^5 * x^-3

User Yochanan
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Answer: 25

Explanation:

Plug in x to the expression.


5^5 * 5^(-3)\\

When there is the same base of exponents is being multiplied the exponents add together and the base stays the same.

So this simplifies to,
5^2.

This then solves to 25.

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