document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146708>Question 146708</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question says to use the laws of exponents to Simplify and write my answer with positve exponents.  I am totally lost on where to start as the negative exponent of 2m and the half exponentof the brackets are throwing me off.  Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(9k^2m^-4)^1/2.   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "=(9k^2/m^4)^(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3k/m^2 or 3km^-2<BR>\n" );
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