Question

How do you evaluate `(- \frac { 5} { 3} ) ^ { 5} \times ( - \frac { 5} { 3} ) ^ { 3}`?

Answer 1

`59.537`

Explanation:

Whenever you have two things multiplied and you have an exponent remember the product rule :

`x^a * x^b= x^(a+b)`

So here that would give:

`(-5/3)^(5+3)= 59.537`