document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=557120>Question 557120</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify the following expression, and rewrite it in an equivalent form with positive exponents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x^-3)^-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4x^-3)^-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (1/4)^4(x^12)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (1/256)x^12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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