5 x 5 to the power of 2 ? Answer in index form

if it was (5*5)^2, the answer would be 625. This is because you are multiplying 5*5=25, and doing 25^2. if it is 5*5^2, the answer would be 125. This is because you are doing 5 * 5^2, and multiplying 25 (the answer of 5^2) times 5.

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