SOLUTION: What is 32 to the power of negative 3/5?

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Question 211267: What is 32 to the power of negative 3/5?
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Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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since 3/5 = .6, you can verify this is correct by calculating (32^(-.6)) using your calculator.
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you get .125 which is the same as 1/8.

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