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Answer:
a = -4.
Step-by-step explanation:
25(√5)^a * (√5) ^3 = 5√5
25*5^a/2 * 5^3/2 = 5*5^1/2
25*5^a/2 = 5*5^1/2 / 5^3/2
25*5^a/2 = 5^1 *5^1/2 / 5^3/2
25*5^a/2 = 5^3/2 / 5^3/2 = 1
5^a/2 = 1/25 = 5^-2
The bases are equal, so
a/2 = -2
a = -4.
Answer:
[tex] - 4[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]25 \times { \sqrt{5} }^{a} \times { \sqrt{5} }^{3} = 5 \sqrt{5} [/tex]
[tex] {5}^{2} \times { \sqrt{5} }^{a} \times {5}^{3} = 5 \sqrt{5} [/tex]
But
[tex]5 = { \sqrt{5} }^{2} [/tex]
So,
[tex] { \sqrt{5} }^{4} \times { \sqrt{5} }^{a} \times { \sqrt{5} }^{3} = { \sqrt{5} }^{3} [/tex]
Eliminating |5,
[tex]4 + a + 3 = 3[/tex]
[tex]a = - 4[/tex]