((x-2)^5)^2 Can you distribute the exponent, 2, over the subtraction?

Sure! We can distribute the exponent 2 over the subtraction as follows:

((x-2)^5)^2 = (x-2)^(5*2)
= (x-2)^10

So, distributing the exponent 2 over the subtraction gives us (x-2)^10.