SOLUTION: Evaluate the expression without using a calculator. I know the answer is 1/16 but I don't know how to get there. 32^(-4/5)

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: Evaluate the expression without using a calculator. I know the answer is 1/16 but I don't know how to get there.
32^(-4/5)
This question is from textbook Blitzer College Algebra Essentials

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1 / 32^(4/5)
1 / fifth root of (32^4)
1 / fifth root of (2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2)^4
1 / fifth root of (2^4 * 2^4 * 2^4 * 2^4 * 2^4)
1 / fifth root of (2^5 2^3 2^4 2^4 2^4)
1 / fifth root of (2^5 2^5 2^2 2^4 2^4)
1 / fifth root of (2^5 2^5 2^5 2^1 2^4)
1 / fifth root of (2^5 2^5 2^5 2^5)
1 / 2*2*2*2 = 1/16

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