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(1)/(4^(-5))\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Remove the negative exponent by rewriting 4^(-5) as (1)/(4^(5)). A negative exponent follows the rule a^(-n)=(1)/(a^(n)).
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Remove the parentheses around the 1024 in the denominator.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the multi-level fraction by multiplying by the reciprocal of the denominator.
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