document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=334585>Question 334585</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve 8 with a negative exponent of 3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #239776 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><B>jsmallt9(3758)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><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=239776\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%28-a%29+=+1%2Fx%5Ea ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E%28-a%29+=+1%2Fx%5Ea\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that a negative exponent means a reciprocal, not that there is a negative number being multiplied! </SPAN>\n" );
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