SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation, I've worked on it for several hours and I am not sure about the answer. (1 2/13)^-2 (3/4)^0 (5/6)^-1 Thank you, much appreciated.

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Question 15795: Please help me solve this equation, I've worked on it for several hours and I am not sure about the answer.
(1 2/13)^-2 (3/4)^0 (5/6)^-1
Thank you, much appreciated.

Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Any non-zero number raised to the zero power is 1. Any fraction raised to a negative power is the reciprocal of that fraction raised to a positive power.



Divide out a factor of 3 from numerator and denominator:



Sure comes out to an ugly fraction, but that happens sometimes. I hope it's right!! Check my math!

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