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Algebra.Com's Answer #1466 by drglass(89) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Negative exponents are the reciprocal of the positive exponent. For example, $\"x%5E%28-2%29+=+1%2Fx%5E2\"$ so $\"2%5E%28-3%29+=+1%2F2%5E3+=+1%2F8\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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