: Which expanded form would represent this exponent?
Options
A
B
C
D
Answer & Analysis
Answer
C
Analysis
The expression means we multiply by itself three times.
So the expanded form of is .
Let's analyze each option:
A. represents , not . Although the value also happens to be -125, the structure is different because the negative sign is outside the parentheses, not part of each factor.
B.
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