document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43468>Question 43468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please help me on this one?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "I have to simplify. \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "(-8)^-4/3\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "The 8 is to the -4/3 power. Does that make sense?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28462 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=28462\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The negative exponents follow a simple rule, that is:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%28-n%29+=+1%2F%28x%5En%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E%28-n%29+=+1%2F%28x%5En%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Therefore <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8%5E%28-4%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8%5E%28-4%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be simplified to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28-8%5E%284%2F3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28-8%5E%284%2F3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "I'm pretty sure that didn't help out much, but a definition on fractional exponents is probably going to clear things up. Remember this property:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%28p%2Fq%29+=+%28root%28q%2C+x%29%29%5Ep ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E%28p%2Fq%29+=+%28root%28q%2C+x%29%29%5Ep\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, we can simplify to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28root%283%2C+8%29%29%5E4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28root%283%2C+8%29%29%5E4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. As we know, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=root%283%2C+8%29+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"root%283%2C+8%29+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so our answer is simplified to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%282%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%282%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E4+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E4+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so here is your answer: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );