Question

How do you simplify `(2/x)^5`?

Answer 1

`32/x^5`

Explanation:

In the same that `a^5 =axxaxxaxxaxxa`

Then `(2/x)^5` has the same process applied to all the contents of the brackets in that we have:

`(2/x)^5=(2/x)xx(2/x)xx(2/x)xx(2/x)xx(2/x)`

`=(2^5)/x^5`

`=32/x^5`