How do you simplify ${(- 5)}^{- 2}$ $(-5)^-2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-13T14:44:38

$\frac{1}{25}$ $1/25$

Since the negative power is equivalent to taking the reciprocal,

${(- 5)}^{- 2} = \frac{1}{{(- 5)}^{2}} = \frac{1}{25}$ $(-5)^(-2)=1/(-5)^2=1/25$

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