document.write( "Question 262713: Please help me solve the following problem. I'm not sure what to do with the negative sign at the beginning. Thank you.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #193520 by richwmiller(17219) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"+-++%28-2n%5E2%2A-2n%5E2%2F%28-2n%5E-4%29%5E2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The problem is not what to do with the minus sign but what is in the denominator !
\n" ); document.write( "Is the denominator
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28-2n%29%28-4%29%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-2%2A%28n%5E%28-4%29%29%29%5E2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-%282n%5E%28-4%29%29%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " ?
\n" ); document.write( "is (-2n) to the -4
\n" ); document.write( "- (2n)^(-4)
\n" ); document.write( "or -2* ( n^(-4)) \n" ); document.write( "

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