What is 2 to the power of negative 3 in paranthesis to the power of 5

This example is a little trickier because there is a negative sign in there ... If we wanted the base to be - 3, we'd have to use parentheses in the notation: (-3) 4 ... In this expression, the base is 52 and the exponent is 4: 52 is to be used as a ...

(2^-3) ^5

= 2^-15

= 1/2^15