Answer
$25a^2$
Work Step by Step
Using $(ab)^x=a^xb^x$, then the expression, $
(5a)^{2}
$, simplifies to
\begin{array}{l}\require{cancel}
5^2a^2
\\\\=
25a^2
.\end{array}
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