Question
(-5)^4 expanded form
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To expand \((-5)^4\), you multiply \(-5\) by itself four times:
\[
(-5)^4 = (-5) \times (-5) \times (-5) \times (-5)
\]
Now, let's do the multiplications step-by-step:
1. First, multiply the first two factors:
\[
(-5) \times (-5) = 25
\]
2. Next, multiply the result by the next \(-5\):
\[
25 \times (-5) = -125
\]
3. Finally, multiply by the last \(-5\):
\[
-125 \times (-5) = 625
\]
Thus, the expanded form of \((-5)^4\) is:
\[
(-5)^4 = 625
\]
\[
(-5)^4 = (-5) \times (-5) \times (-5) \times (-5)
\]
Now, let's do the multiplications step-by-step:
1. First, multiply the first two factors:
\[
(-5) \times (-5) = 25
\]
2. Next, multiply the result by the next \(-5\):
\[
25 \times (-5) = -125
\]
3. Finally, multiply by the last \(-5\):
\[
-125 \times (-5) = 625
\]
Thus, the expanded form of \((-5)^4\) is:
\[
(-5)^4 = 625
\]