document.write( "Question 407543: How do you solve one divided by four to the negative 1/4th power? \n" ); document.write( "

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How do you solve one divided by four to the negative 1/4th power?
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2F4%5E%28-1%2F4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "the reciprocal gets rid of the neg exponent, write 4 as 2^2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%5E%281%2F4%29%2F1\"$ = $\"2%5E%282%281%2F4%29%29\"$ = $\"2%5E%281%2F2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "which is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%282%29\"$ ~ 1.414 \n" ); document.write( "

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