How do you simplify $(-5/3)^2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-17T09:10:56

$25/9$

To square a number means to multiply the number by itself. Therefore:

$(-5/3)^2 => -5/3 * -5/3 => 25/9$

Answer 2 · 2016-11-17T09:11:22

This is a variation on the theme of the [last question.](https://socratic.org/questions/how-do-you-simplify-2-3-4-5)

$(-5/3)^2$ $=$ $(-5)^2xx(1/3)^2$ $=$ $25/9$ .

Would the answer have been the same if we wrote:

$(-5/3)^2$ $=$ $(5)^2xx(-1/3)^2??$

How do you simplify (-5/3)^2(-5/3)^2?