Question

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Answer 1

Answer:

? = -2

Step-by-step explanation:

The division law of exponents states that when two numbers with the same base are divided, the exponents will subtract:

$\frac{x^{a} }{x^{b} } =x^{a-b}$

This means that the answer is:

$\frac{2^{-8} }{2^{2} } =2^{-8-2}=2^{-10}$

Now we just need to convert the answer into the form the question needs.

The power of a power exponent law states that when an exponent is raised to an exponent, the exponent are multiplied, so:

$(x^{a})^{b} =x^{ab}$

This also means that $ab/a=b$

Since our ab is -10, we just need to divide it by the a, which is 5, to get our b, which is the ?

-10/5=-2

Therefore the ? = -2

Hope this helped!