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Question
Evaluate.
`(1/2)^(-5)`
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Solution
`(1/2)^(-5) = (2/1)^5` ...`[∵ (1/b)^-m = (b/a)^m]`
= `(2 xx2 xx 2xx2xx 2)/(1 xx 1xx 1xx 1xx1)`
= `32/1`
= 32
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