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Use properties of exponents to
simplify the following expression.
x^5•(x^-2)^-6

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x^5 \cdot (x^(-2))^(-6)\\\\=x^5 \cdot x^((-2)(-6))\\\\=x^(5) \cdot x^(12)\\\\=x^(5+12)\\\\=x^(17)

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