8. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to (-7)^5
-7 * -7 * -7 * -7 * -7
-7 * 5
(-7) * 7 * (-7) * 7 * -7
5 * 5 * 5 * 5 * 5 * 5 * 5
PLEASE HELP
ONE OF THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE EQUAL TO (-7)^5 = -16807
BUT A AND C ARE :((
I'M SO CONFUSED PLEASE HELP :(
wrong :(
all right! geez, wait for a respone before posting it all over again.
Its A
I can help you understand how to solve this problem. To find the value of (-7)^5, you need to raise -7 to the power of 5. The correct expression should be (-7) * (-7) * (-7) * (-7) * (-7), which is option A.
This is because raising a negative number to an odd power will result in a negative result. In this case, -7 raised to the power of 5 is equal to -16807.
I understand that you mentioned options A and C are incorrect, but it seems that there might be a mistake in your question setup. The correct expression should be the one where the negative sign is applied to each multiplication, as in option A. Please double-check the options given to ensure accuracy.