document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54820>Question 54820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-64/27)^-2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The negative means \"invert\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2 means \"square\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 3 means \"take the cube root\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You may do these three operations in any order <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and still get the correct answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-64/27)^-(2/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st: Take the cube root so you have smaller numbers, to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-4/3)^(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: Square to get rid of the negative sign, to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(16/9)^(-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: Invert, to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9/16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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