Question

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Answer 1

? = -2

Explanation:

The division law of exponents states that when two numbers with the same base are divided, the exponents will subtract:

`(x^(a) )/(x^(b) ) =x^(a-b)`

This means that the answer is:

`(2^(-8) )/(2^(2) ) =2^(-8-2)=2^(-10)`

Now we just need to convert the answer into the form the question needs.

The power of a power exponent law states that when an exponent is raised to an exponent, the exponent are multiplied, so:

`(x^(a))^(b) =x^(ab)`

This also means that
`ab/a=b`

Since our ab is -10, we just need to divide it by the a, which is 5, to get our b, which is the ?

-10/5=-2

Therefore the ? = -2

Hope this helped!