Question

Simplify the following expressions using the properties of exponents.
Please show your work.

Answer 1

`{a}^(0) = 1 \\ {a}^(1) * {a}^(4) = {a}^(4 + 1) = {a}^(5) \\ {4}^(2) = 16\\ \\ = \frac{2}{4 * {4}^(2) * {a}^(5) } \\ = \frac{1}{32 {a}^(5) }`