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Question
Simplify:
`[((625)^(-1/2))^((-1)/4)]^2`
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Solution
`[((625)^(-1/2))^((-1)/4)]^2 = [((25^2)^(-1/2))^(-1/4)]^2` ...[∵ (am)n = amn]
= `(25^-1)^(-1/4 xx 2)`
= `[(5^2)^-1]^(-1/4 xx 2)`
= `5^(-2 xx -1/4 xx 2)`
= 51
= 5
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