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(-5)^-4 Write it as a positive exponent

User Klor
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Answer:

625

Explanation:

-5 x -5 = 25 and -5 x -5 = 25.

Then you would take 25 x 25, which is 625.

This would normally be negative, but the exponent is also negative, and negative times another negative cancels each other out.

User Michael Hart
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1/(-5)^4 that’s a fraction btw
User Anshul Verma
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