How do you rewrite (5a) to the negative 2nd power into a positive exponent

The expression 1.01*1.005(^t) gives the amount of money, in thousands of dollars, in carter's savings account (t) years after he opens it. what does 1.01 represent in this expression?

What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-5, 6) and (14. - 7)?

Ineed asap. 35 points. in order for two polygons to be similar, two conditions must be met. first, all pairs of corresponding sides must be in proportion. second, all corresponding angles must be congruent. prove that angle congruence is not enough, by itself, to establish that two polygons are similar. do this by describing or drawing two polygons that are not similar but whose corresponding angles are all congruent.