Answer
$a^{40}$
Work Step by Step
Using $(a^x)^y=a^{xy}$, then the given expression, $
(a^5)^{8}
$, simplifies to
\begin{array}{l}\require{cancel}
a^{5(8)}
\\\\=
a^{40}
.\end{array}
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