Simplify (b^5)^(2/5)

${(b^{5})}^{\frac{2}{5}}$

Step 1

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

$b^{5 (\frac{2}{5})}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $5$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$b^{5 (\frac{2}{5})}$

Rewrite the expression.

$b^{2}$