Simplify (1/(125^(2/3)))

$(\frac{1}{125^{\frac{2}{3}}})$

Step 1

Remove parentheses.

$\frac{1}{125^{\frac{2}{3}}}$

Step 2

Simplify the denominator.

Rewrite $125$ as $5^{3}$ .

$\frac{1}{{(5^{3})}^{\frac{2}{3}}}$

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$\frac{1}{5^{3 (\frac{2}{3})}}$

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{1}{5^{3 (\frac{2}{3})}}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{1}{5^{2}}$

Raise $5$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{1}{25}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{25}$

Decimal Form:

$0.04$