SOLUTION: (-2)exponent-5= (answer in fraction form)

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Question 217222: (-2)exponent-5=
(answer in fraction form)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Recall that %28x%2Fy%29%5E%28-2%29=%28y%2Fx%29%5E2. What this means is that you simply flip the fraction whenever you want to make an exponent positive.


In this case, since -2=-2%2F1, this means %28-2%29%5E%28-5%29=%28-2%2F1%29%5E%28-5%29


Now just flip the fraction and simplify to get %28-1%2F2%29%5E5=%28-1%29%5E5%2F2%5E5=-1%2F32


So %28-2%29%5E%28-5%29=-1%2F32