document.write( "Question 469931: Solve 4w^-1/5=-8 where w is a real number.
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document.write( "Divide both side by 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take the reciprocal of the exponent ,\r\n" );
document.write( "which is -5 and raise both sides of the\r\n" );
document.write( "equation to the -5 power:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the parentheses by multiplying the exponents  = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "We use the rule for making a negative exponent positive\r\n" );
document.write( "by putting it under 1 and changing the sign of the exponent\r\n" );
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