document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=412893>Question 412893</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When asked to simplify this equation:  -2(27)^2/3, without using a calculator I understood that you would take the denominator (3) and put the equation like: -2(3 to the square root of 27^2.  The answer the book gives is -18 and I have no idea how they got that answer...please help. :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #289908 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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=289908\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify this equation: -2(27)^2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You just misread the expression. To make it clearer it should read: -2*27^(2/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To solve, take the cube root of 27=3, square it=9 times -2=-18 </SPAN>\n" );
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