How do you solve \frac { ( - 5) ^ { 2} } { ( - 5) ^ { 5} }?

1 Answer
Apr 19, 2018

-1/125=-0.008

Explanation:

It's basic properties of exponents:

x^y/x^z=x^(y-z)

So in this case:

(-5)^2/(-5)^5=(-5)^(2-5)=(-5)^-3=1/(-5)^3=-1/125=-0.008