1. **State the problem:** Simplify $$\left( \frac{2p^5}{p^2} \right)^{-5}$$ with positive exponents.
2. **Apply the quotient rule for exponents:** $$\frac{p^5}{p^2} = p^{5-2} = p^3$$.
So the expression becomes $$\left( 2p^3 \right)^{-5}$$.
3. **Apply the power of a product rule:** $$\left( 2p^3 \right)^{-5} = 2^{-5} \cdot (p^3)^{-5}$$.
4. **Apply the power of a power rule:** $$(p^3)^{-5} = p^{3 \times (-5)} = p^{-15}$$.
So the expression is $$2^{-5} \cdot p^{-15}$$.
5. **Rewrite with positive exponents:** Negative exponents mean reciprocal, so
$$2^{-5} = \frac{1}{2^5} = \frac{1}{32}$$
and
$$p^{-15} = \frac{1}{p^{15}}$$.
6. **Combine the terms:**
$$\frac{1}{32} \cdot \frac{1}{p^{15}} = \frac{1}{32p^{15}}$$.
**Final answer:**
$$\boxed{\frac{1}{32p^{15}}}$$
Exponent Simplification C5650B
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