Question

How do you simplify `(-5)(-5)^4`?

Answer 1

`= color(blue)(-3125`

Explanation:

`(-5)^1(-5)^4`

Nite: `color(blue)(a^m . a^n = a^(m+n)`
Applying the above to the exponents of `-5`

`= (-5)^(1+4)`
`= -5^5`
`= color(blue)(-3125`