Answer
$(-5)^0$ simplifies to 1 because the -5 is being raised to the power of 0. Any number raised to the power of 0 is 1. However, $-5^0$ simplifies to -1 because the 5 is being raised to the power of 0, resulting in 1, and then made negative, resulting in -1.
Work Step by Step
$(-5)^0$
$1$
$-5^0$
$-1$
