Solve for a5 a_5=(-1)^5*5^2

$a_{5} = {(- 1)}^{5} \cdot 5^{2}$

Step 1

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $5$ .

$a_{5} = - 1 \cdot 5^{2}$

Step 2

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

$a_{5} = - 1 \cdot 25$

Step 3

Multiply $- 1$ by $25$ .

$a_{5} = - 25$