SOLUTION: how do you do negative 16x to the negative 5th power?

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Question 638515: how do you do negative 16x to the negative 5th power?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how do you do negative 16x to the negative 5th power?
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That statement can have 3 meanings:
(-16x)^(-5) = -1/(1048576x^5)
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or
-(16x)^5 = -1/(1048576x^5)
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or
-16x^(-5) = -16/x^5
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Please use parentheses to make your problem clear to other readers.
Cheers,
Stan H.