Question

simplify:
(-1)^5

Answer 1

-1

Answer 2

think of it as -1 times itself five times. That's -1.

Answer 3

The answer is -1. Here is the reason why:

(-1)^5 = (-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1) = -1

1 to a power is 1--the only thing that changed is the sign.