(x^-4)^5 please simplify the expression
\((x ^{-4} )^{5}\)Apply exponent rule :\((a^b)^c = a^ ^{b.c}\)\(=x ^{(-4)*5}\)\((-4)*5\)\(= - 20\)Apply exponent rule :\(a ^{-b} = \frac{1}{a^b}\)\(= \frac{1}{x ^{20} }\)hope this helps!
