Simplify to a single power of 5:

left bracket, 5, squared, right bracket, to the power 5
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5
2
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5
(5
2
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5

5^10

To simplify (5^2)^5, we need to multiply the exponents. The exponent outside (5^2) is 5, so we multiply the exponents to get 2*5 = 10. Therefore, (5^2)^5 simplifies to 5^10.