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-5 or 5 depending on how you write the simplified form
Step-by-step explanation:

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The applicable rules of exponents are ...
(a^b)(a^c) = a^(b+c)
1/a^b = a^-b
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Some folks like their simplified form to contain only positive exponents. Other folks avoid unnecessary fractions. Choose the form that satisfies your grader.
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Explicit rule, because you can find the 40th term directly using the explicit rule. You would need to find the first 39 terms before finding the 40th terms using recursive rule.
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