SOLUTION: I have tried this 100 times and have no idea what I am doing wrong. Simplify 3 -^ -4 did I write that correctly? 4 Thanks for any help

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Question 749132: I have tried this 100 times and have no idea what I am doing wrong. Simplify
3
-^ -4 did I write that correctly?
4
Thanks for any help

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


It looks like you mean

If I interpreted your input correctly, then the correct way to render this expression in plain text is:

(3/4)^(-4)

A negative exponent indicates the reciprocal, so:



Then use

The rest is calculator work

By the way...100 times? Really? Show me three different tries.

John

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