Question
Express the following in power notation:
$\Big(\frac{-1}{2}\Big)^5$

Answer

$\Big(\frac{-1}{2}\Big)^5=\frac{-1}{2}\times\frac{-1}{2}\times\frac{-1}{2}\times\frac{-1}{2}\times\frac{-1}{2}$
$=\frac{(-1)\times(-1)\times(-1)\times(-1)\times(-1)}{2\times2\times2\times2\times2}$
$=\frac{-1}{32}$

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