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OpenStudy (yellowlegoguy99):

Please help with 8th grade math exponents. Will give medals and fan.

OpenStudy (yellowlegoguy99):

Simplify (25^-5)^25. 25^-125 25^-30 25^-5 25^20

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Here's one example: Noticing that 25 is the square of 5, I re-write 25^20 as \[(5^2)^{20}\]How would you simplify that further?

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Hint:\[(a^b)^c=a ^{bc}\]

OpenStudy (yellowlegoguy99):

@mathmale So the answer would be A?

OpenStudy (yellowlegoguy99):

25(-5 x 25) = 25^-125

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Let's look at the statement of your math problem: (25^-5)^25 is to be simplified. Multiply the exponent (-5) inside these parentheses by the exponent (25) outside. What do you get?

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Nice work. So, the correct answer is ... ??

OpenStudy (yellowlegoguy99):

25^-125

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