document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42787>Question 42787</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me simplify 1/(3)^-5 ? Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27864 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aaaaaaaa><B>aaaaaaaa(138)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aaaaaaaa><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=27864\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Exponentiation of an integer a by a negative integer b is defined as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%28-b%29+=+%281%2Fa%29%5Eb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%28-b%29+=+%281%2Fa%29%5Eb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, we can modify the original expression to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%281%2F3%29%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%281%2F3%29%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Exponentiation of fractions is defined as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Fb%29%5Ec+=+%28a%5Ec%29%2F%28b%5Ec%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Fb%29%5Ec+=+%28a%5Ec%29%2F%28b%5Ec%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, we can modify the expression to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%281%2F243%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%281%2F243%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Division by fractions is defined as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+%2F+%28b%2Fc%29+=+a+%2A+%28c%2Fb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+%2F+%28b%2Fc%29+=+a+%2A+%28c%2Fb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+%2A+%28243%2F1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+%2A+%28243%2F1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "243/1 is clearly equal to 243, so our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2A+243+=+243 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2A+243+=+243\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this clears any doubts you had. </SPAN>\n" );
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