Simplify. $$ \left(\frac{p^{-5}}{4 p^{-1}}\right)^{2} $$ Write your answer using only positive exponents.

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Calculate or simplify the expression $$ (p^{-5}/(4*p^{-1}))^2 $$.
Simplify the expression by following steps:
- step0: Solution:
  $$\left(\frac{p^{-5}}{\left(4p^{-1}ight)}ight)^{2}$$
- step1: Remove the parentheses:
  $$\left(\frac{p^{-5}}{4p^{-1}}ight)^{2}$$
- step2: Multiply by $$a^{-n}:$$
  $$\left(\frac{p^{-5}	imes p}{4}ight)^{2}$$
- step3: Multiply the terms:
  $$\left(\frac{p^{-4}}{4}ight)^{2}$$
- step4: Rewrite the expression:
  $$\left(\frac{1}{4p^{4}}ight)^{2}$$
- step5: Evaluate the power:
  $$\left(4p^{4}ight)^{-2}$$
- step6: Use the properties of exponents:
  $$4^{-2}\left(p^{4}ight)^{-2}$$
- step7: Evaluate the power:
  $$\frac{1}{16}p^{-8}$$
- step8: Simplify:
  $$\frac{1}{16p^{8}}$$
The simplified form of the expression $$\left(\frac{p^{-5}}{4 p^{-1}}ight)^{2}$$ is $$\frac{1}{16p^{8}}$$.
$$\frac{1}{16p^{8}}$$

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Write your answer using only positive exponents.

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