document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43346>Question 43346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Stan,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  To explain the problem you are unsure of (what I'm asking) is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem would look like the fourth root of 81.  However, there is a negative sign in front of the 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does that help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28368 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=28368\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You probably want the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "81^(-1/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The negative means \"invert\"; the 1/4 means \"take the 4th root\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These operations may be done in any order.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Inverting first you get (1/81)^(1/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then taking the 4th root you get 1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Taking the 4th root first you get 3^(-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then inverting you get 1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In either case you get 1/3 as the answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stan H.<BR>\n" );
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