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document.write( "x^(-m) = (1/x^m)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:  2^(-3) = (1/2^3) = (1/8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Whenever you have a negative exponent you take the reciprocal of that number.  So it becomes 1 divided by the number raised to the exponent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps a little bit\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have (a/b)^(-1) then we can say this = (b/a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a fraction is raised to a negative exponent we can flip the fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it is raised to a power other than -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ex: (a/b)^ (-2) then we can say this = (b^2/a^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) and (b) represent any positive number </SPAN>\n" );
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