math help pleaseeee?

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math help pleaseeee?

how do you simplify 1(-x) to the 5th power
whats the answer and how do you get it
thanks so much :]

2007-10-14 14:55:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

3 answers

1(-x)^5

= 1 (-x) (-x) (-x) (-x) (-x)

if n is even: (-x)ⁿ = x
if n is odd: (-x)ⁿ = -x

so 1(-x)

= -x

2007-10-14 15:01:09 · answer #1 · answered by forgetfulpcspice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

multiply by one is the same so its
-x to the 5th power
and that equals -x to the 5th power cuz since the exp is odd then the power stays the same sign

2007-10-14 15:00:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

1 raised to any power is still 1.

2007-10-14 14:59:27 · answer #3 · answered by Robert S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋