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Simplify the following expressions using the properties of exponents.
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Simplify the following expressions using the properties of exponents. Please show-example-1
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{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) }

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