document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=212895>Question 212895</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify expression. write answer with a positive exponet only<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #160808 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=160808\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have to know that a negative exponent means that you have a FRACTION whose numerator is 1 as in this example:  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Likewise, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%5E-21=1%2Fp%5E21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%5E-21=1%2Fp%5E21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, if the quantity is negative, you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28-p%29%5E-21=1%2F%28-p%29%5E21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28-p%29%5E-21=1%2F%28-p%29%5E21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, since this is a negative number raised to an odd power, the answer is negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-p%29%5E-21=-%281%2Fp%5E21%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-p%29%5E-21=-%281%2Fp%5E21%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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