What is -2/3 to the 5th power?

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Patrick H.
Nov 6, 2015

The answer is #-32/243#.

Explanation:

Let's distribute the fifth power to both the numerator and denominator: #((-2)^5)/((3)^5)#. #(-2)^5# equals -32. #(3)^5# equals 243. Therefore, the fraction that we get is #-32/243#. This cannot be simplified any further, so #-32/243# is our answer.

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