document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=217222>Question 217222</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-2)exponent-5=<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 #163798 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=163798\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Recall that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2Fy%29%5E%28-2%29=%28y%2Fx%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2Fy%29%5E%28-2%29=%28y%2Fx%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. What this means is that you simply flip the fraction whenever you want to make an exponent positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2=-2%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2=-2%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2%29%5E%28-5%29=%28-2%2F1%29%5E%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2%29%5E%28-5%29=%28-2%2F1%29%5E%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now just flip the fraction and simplify to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-1%2F2%29%5E5=%28-1%29%5E5%2F2%5E5=-1%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%2F2%29%5E5=%28-1%29%5E5%2F2%5E5=-1%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2%29%5E%28-5%29=-1%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2%29%5E%28-5%29=-1%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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