document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=512220>Question 512220</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please solve this problem <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(17.92) to the power -1/9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(17.92) to the power -1/9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can solve this problem directly on most scientific calculators like the TI-30.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or use logarithms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using logs:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(17.92^(-1/9)=(-1/9)log(17.92)=(-1/9)*1.2533=-0.1393<BR>\n" );
document.write( "convert to exponential form: base(10) raised to log of number(-0.1393)=number(17.92^(-1/9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10^-.1393=.7256<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From calculator:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17.92^(-1/9)=.7257 </SPAN>\n" );
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