document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=486581>Question 486581</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you work out 5^-2 ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can you show me a method ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #332593 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=deborabr><B>deborabr(181)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=deborabr><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=deborabr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=332593\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5^-2=(1/5)^2=(1*1/5*5)=1/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what i did: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "all the numbers raised to negative expoents are transformed in fraction and raised to expoent of the same value but positive now and solve normally. The denominator and numerator are raised by the same expoent. For example: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^-2 will be (1/x)^2=(1^2/x^2)=(1*1/x*x)<BR>\n" );
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