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What is the value of this expression 1/5^-5

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3125

Explanation:

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User Julien Dubois
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So for negative expressions, say, -x ^ -y, it just equals 1/x^y.

So in the case of fractions, you can just flip the fraction, and then just do it to the power of y.

So here, 1/5 flipped is 5/1, to the power of 5.

5 ^ 5 is 3125.
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