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Explaining Fractional Exponents in Construction

A carpenter is using the expression (56)2\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^2 to calculate the area of a square cross-section of a beam. Describe the 'expand-and-multiply' procedure required to simplify this expression according to the definition of exponents, and provide the final simplified fraction.

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