SOLUTION: Would you please help me find what one-third to the power of negative one is?

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Question 270941: Would you please help me find what one-third to the power of negative one is?
Found 3 solutions by Zyzden, papugai, Alan3354:
Answer by Zyzden(7)   (Show Source):
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When you have anything raised to the -1 power, it is simply one over whatever that is. In your case:

Answer by papugai(18)   (Show Source):
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The negative exponent means to find the reciprocal and put the exponent (make it positive) on the denominator. So if it is to the exponent -1, then simply flip the fraction. This idea really helps to solve simple questions later on, when the questions get massive and it will be confusing to write 1 over the number and it will also save valuable time on tests.

Answer by Alan3354(30993)   (Show Source):
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= 3