A) 8/16 = 1/2; YES
B) 2^-1 = 1/2^1 = 1/2; YES
C) 2^0 = 1; NO
D) 2^1 = 2; NO
Hope this helped!
Why yes, yes it is just that.
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One way to approach this would be to express 125^2 as (125)(125).
Note also that 125^(4^3) = 125^(1 + 1/3) = (125)(5)
Therefore, the given expression boils down to
(125)(125) 125
--------------- = ------- = 25
5 (125) 5
There are other ways in which you could reduce the given expression.
