document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42281>Question 42281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a to the -5 times b to the 4 times c to the -2 times d. how do i rewrite this using positive eponents? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27419 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=27419\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To convert negative exponents to positive exponents, take the reciprocal of the term with a positive exponent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Example #1:  a^-1 = a^-1/1 = 1/a^1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example #2: b^-2 = b^-2/1 = 1/b^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^-5b^4c^-2d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=b^4d/a^5c^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I took only the reciprocal of a^-5 and c^-2 because these were the only terms that contained a negative exponent.\r<BR>\n" );
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