Question

Simplify (5x)-2 to the 2nd power

Answer 1

Would the answer be 25x?

Answer 2

\[(5x)-2 ^2 \]

Answer 3

or \[(5x)^2\]

Answer 4

Sorry its supposed to look like the second one except the 2 is negative

Answer 5

so like this: \((5x)^{-2}\)

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

\[(5x)^{-2}\]

To remove the negative exponent, move the \((5x)^{-2}\) to the denominator and make the exponent positive.
\(\frac{ 1 }{ (5x)^{2} }\)

Expand the exponent (2) to the expression.
\(\frac{ 1 }{ 5^{2} x ^{2} }\)

Squaring a number is the same as multiplying the number by itself \((5\times5)\).
\( \frac{ 1 }{ 5\times5x^2 }\)

Multiply 5 by 5 to get 25.
\[\frac{ 1 }{ 25x^2 }\]

Answer 8

Thanks

Answer 9

yw :)

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