Use the power rules for exponents to simplify the expression.

left parenthesis six sevenths right parenthesis Superscript 5
times6 squared

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To simplify the expression \(\left(\frac{6}{7}\right)^5 \times 6^2\), we can first calculate each part separately and then combine them.

  1. Calculate \(\left(\frac{6}{7}\right)^5\):

    \[ \left(\frac{6}{7}\right)^5 = \frac{6^5}{7^5} \]

  2. Calculate \(6^2\):

    \[ 6^2 = 36 \]

  3. Now combine the two results:

    \[ \left(\frac{6}{7}\right)^5 \times 6^2 = \frac{6^5}{7^5} \times 36 \]

    Since \(36 = 6^2\), we can express the multiplication as:

    \[ \frac{6^5 \times 6^2}{7^5} \]

  4. Use the power rule for exponents which states that \(a^m \times a^n = a^{m+n}\):

    \[ \frac{6^{5+2}}{7^5} = \frac{6^7}{7^5} \]

The simplified expression is:

\[ \frac{6^7}{7^5} \]