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Question 27801: please show me all the steps in this problem along with the answer (2/x)^-2
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Question 27735: Factor:
a^2-6a-27
How do I do this ?
Thanks for your help and time !

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Question 27816: How do you find the difference of -20 - -30?
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Question 25825: Please help me with this problem. I know that in order to obtain a positive exponent, use the reciprocal. Thank you.
Simplify. Write answer without negative exponents.
a^(-4/5)w^2/3 divided by (a^2)*w^(5/3)

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Question 27989: I cant seem to get the answer for the following problem. My mother cant get it neither. Here is the problem: (2^-1*tu^-1)^3*(6tu^-1)^-2 . The section says to express each problem in simplest form, without using negative or zero exponents. Thanks, Luke
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Question 27990: I cant get the following problem: (n^3*p^-1)^2 / (np)^-1 . The section says to express in simplest form with using negative or zero exponents. Thanks
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Question 28087: please help I can't figure this out
2x-y=-5
-2x -2x
-y=-5-2x
-1 -1 -1
y=5+2x
2x-y=-5
2()-()=-5

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Question 28384: hi,my name is tabi and i'm having ALOT of trouble with algebra and i'm not quite sure what to do...can you please help me with this problem....
3x+4 over 2x + x-6....?the answer is 11 over 6....my first big question is why is the denominator 6 and not 12?...and can u explain to me how to do this problem,please?
thanks in advance,
Tabi

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Question 28369: m to the 3 over mn to the 3....multiplied by, n over m in parathesis to the 4!! please help...thank u!!
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Question 28679: 4^-6
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Question 28887: I am trying to re-write the following expression using negative exponents:
x^2/y^2
The book gives the answer as:
y^-2/x^-2
How did they get this? All of the example problems about writing equivalent expressions using negative exponents have been limited to single literals, often with the answer containing a 1 in the numerator.

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Question 28887: I am trying to re-write the following expression using negative exponents:
x^2/y^2
The book gives the answer as:
y^-2/x^-2
How did they get this? All of the example problems about writing equivalent expressions using negative exponents have been limited to single literals, often with the answer containing a 1 in the numerator.

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Question 29967: supose that 10 squirrels are introduced to an area. if their population doubles every months how many squirrels are there in one year?
how do i write this in an exponential growth equation

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Question 30541: Karen asks her teacher, Miss Sharp, how old she is.
Miss Sharp replies that if you double her age, add 7 and then divide by 3, you get 21.

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Question 30667: 1/3(2a^3b) (6b^3)
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Question 30724: Simplify 12a^2 b^-2 c^2/2 a^4 bc^-1
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Question 30810: 5x(2exponent)-3x(4-x)+13x
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Question 30892: 5x/6-4x/9=5/18
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Question 31032: I just do not understand this
-6x^-3/2x^2 Please help me

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Question 31047: Could you help me simplify this:
x^y-2/x^y+3

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Question 31101: what is the formula for 2/4=n/8

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Question 31101: what is the formula for 2/4=n/8

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Question 31252This question is from textbook Algebra 1
: I need help with the following. Need to expand to have the answer have only positive exponents. I understand that x^-2 becomes 1/x^2. But get confused when the negative exponent is in the numerator of a fraction.
x^-2/y(xz/y - 1/y^-4)
Thank you.
Rebecca
This question is from textbook Algebra 1

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Question 31253This question is from textbook Saxon Algebra 1
: I need help with the following. The negative exponents in the denominator are throwing me....
This question is from textbook Saxon Algebra 1

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Question 31250: I need help with the following. Need to expand to have the answer have only positive exponents. I understand that x^-2 becomes 1/x^2. But get confused when the negative exponent is in the numerator of a fraction.
x^-2/y(xz/y - 1/y^-4)
Thank you.
Rebecca

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Question 17205: what does 5 to the negative 4th power equal?

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Question 31408: Totaly lost with this one. Please help.
(a^2 b^0 c)^0

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Question 31491: (a^1/5 * c^-3/5)^2
A with a one fifth power multiplied with C with a negative three fifth power wich is closed in parenthesis and then squared.
This equation is asked to be simplified without using negative exponents and to assumed that all variables are poitive real numbers.

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Question 31490: (a^1/5 * c^-3/5)^2
A with a one fifth power multiplied with C with a negative three fifth power wich is closed in parenthesis and then squared.

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Question 31489: (a^1/5 * c^-3/5)^2
A with a one fifth power multiplied with C with a negative three fifth power wich is closed in parenthesis and then squared.

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Question 31511: Need some help solving this.
N^-2 / N^3

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Question 31506: Can some one help me solve this?
N^-2 / N^3

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Question 31156: -4/7 * X > -16
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Question 31694: i need help!! i dont get when the negative goes on bottom of the fraction or on top! like 2 with a negstive 3 power x 2 with a 2 power
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Question 31836: x/3-((5x+3)/2)=5
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Question 31969This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra 1
: (3 to the 7th power)2nd power times (3 to the negative 4 power)3rd powerThis question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra 1

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Question 31629: would X^-2 Y^3 be this?
X^-2 Y^3 = XY^-2+3 = XY^1 = Y/X
Is this right?

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Question 29969: suppose you take a sheet of paper of the ordinary variety (about 0.1mm or .004inches thick) and fold it in half creating paper which is about 0.2mm or .008 in thick- about the thickness of your finger nail. Using the exponetial growth formula and converting all answers to feet, determine the thickness of the paper after folding
14 times?
17 times?
22 times?
how would i put this into and exponential growth chart?

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Question 32061: (4xy^2)^4(-y)^-3, simplify the equation?
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Question 32407: How do I multiply and rewrite this in Scientific Notation? 8 x 10 to the 3rd power 2 x 10 to the 8th power.
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Question 32383: How do you factor trinomials? like 3t^2+16t+5
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Question 32445: Simplify 81^-1/2 X 8^2/3
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Question 32444: Let C = 125/64. Then find C^ -2/3.
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Question 32317: Let C = 125/64. Then find C^-2/3.
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Question 31507: Dont get this.
X^-2 Y^3

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