document.write( "Question 470439: Having problem understanding how to write number as a power of the given base:
\n" ); document.write( "16; base 2
\n" ); document.write( "-216; base -6
\n" ); document.write( "2401; base 7
\n" ); document.write( "256; base -4
\n" ); document.write( "8/27; base 2/3
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Having problem understanding how to write number as a power of the given base:
\n" ); document.write( "16; base 2
\n" ); document.write( "-216; base -6
\n" ); document.write( "2401; base 7
\n" ); document.write( "256; base -4
\n" ); document.write( "8/27; base 2/3
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\n" ); document.write( "raising aħ base to an even power always come out positive
\n" ); document.write( "raising a negative base to an odd power always come out negative
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\n" ); document.write( "16; base 2 =2^4
\n" ); document.write( "-216; base -6=(-6)^3
\n" ); document.write( "2401; base 7=7^4
\n" ); document.write( "256; base -4=(-4)^4
\n" ); document.write( "8/27; base 2/3=(2/3)^3
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