Question

Simplify \[5^{-2}\] by making the exponent positive

Answer 1

@mathstudent55 hey come

Answer 2

there you are <3

Answer 3

\( a^{-n} = \dfrac{1}{a^n} \)

Answer 4

That is how you change a negative exponent to a positive exponent.

Answer 5

so would it be 1 over 5^2?

Answer 6

That's all there is to it.

Answer 7

thanks i got more questions

Answer 8

i got a really hard one hun i have no idea what it is and im stressing over it :(

Answer 9

\( a^{-n} = \dfrac{1}{a^n}\)

\(5^{-2} = \dfrac{1}{5^2} \)