document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159976>Question 159976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What should I do with the negative sign when simplifying this exponent?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 ^-2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Does the fact that 1/9 has parenthesis around it change the solve?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/9)^3/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "SO that changes things a bit doesn't it :) </SPAN>\n" );
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