document.write( "Question 556713: (5^3)^-8 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "They want the exponential notation to be positive and I have no clue how to do that. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #362214 by Edwin McCravy(20060)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
\r\n" );
document.write( "(53)-8\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "First use the rule for an exponential raised to a power:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "When an exponential is raised to a power itself, the expression is simplified\r\n" );
document.write( "by writing the base of the exponential inside the parentheses with an exponent\r\n" );
document.write( "equal to the product of the two exponents, and removing the parentheses.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "So we multiply the 3 by the -8 and have this\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "5-24\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Now use these rules:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "To make a negative exponent positive, \r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "1.  Give it a 1 multiplier and a 1 denominator:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "     \"%281%2A5%5E%28-24%29%29%2F1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "2. (a) If the negative exponent is in the NUMERATOR,\r\n" );
document.write( "   move it to the DENOMINATOR and change the sign of the\r\n" );
document.write( "   exponent to positive.\r\n" );
document.write( "     \r\n" );
document.write( "   (b) If the negative exponent is in the DENOMINATOR,\r\n" );
document.write( "   move it to the NUMERATOR and change the sign of the\r\n" );
document.write( "   exponent to positive.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "   This\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "       \"%281%2A5%5E%28-24%29%29%2F1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "   is the case 2(a), so we move the \"5%5E%28-24%29\" from the\r\n" );
document.write( "   numerator to the deminator and change the exponent from\r\n" );
document.write( "   -24 to +24:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "    \"1%2F%281%2A5%5E24%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "    Now we can erase the 1 in the denominator but not in the\r\n" );
document.write( "    numerator:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "   \"1%2F%285%5E24%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Edwin
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );