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Represent x to the -5 power as repeated multiplication.

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Answer:

Below.

Explanation:

x^-5

= x^-1 * x^-1 * x^-1 * x^-1 * x^-1

or we could write it as

1/x * 1/x * 1/x * 1/x * 1/x.

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