document.write( "Question 394827: I am having problems with negative fractional exponents. Here's a problem Ive been working on.\r
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I am having problems with negative fractional exponents. Here's a problem Ive been working on.
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\n" ); document.write( "That exponent tells you three things:
\n" ); document.write( "1. take the cube root
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\n" ); document.write( "3. invert
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\n" ); document.write( "You may do these in any order.
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\n" ); document.write( "Note: Taking the root will give you a smaller number to work with
\n" ); document.write( "so I would do it first.
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\n" ); document.write( "= (2/3)^-2
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\n" ); document.write( "Note: Now either invert or square
\n" ); document.write( "Inverting you get (3/2)^2
\n" ); document.write( "Squaring you get 9/4
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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