SOLUTION: evaluate 2a^5 a= -2

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Question 594907: evaluate 2a^5 a= -2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Replace 'a' with -2 and evaluate/simplify

2a^5

2(-2)^5

2(-32)

-64


So 2a^5 = -64 when a = -2