SOLUTION: 25^-3/2 evaluate the expression

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Question 258427: 25^-3/2
evaluate the expression

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
First off, when we have a negative exponent we want to get rid of the negative. So we put it in the denominator like this:
1/25^3/2 Now this can be rewritten as:
1/square root(25^3) Sq rt of this is:
1/5^3 And this will be:
1/125
RJ
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