document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=632067>Question 632067</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-2^-2)^-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Work inside parenthesis:  (1/-2^2)^-1=(1/4)^-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Clear exponent outside parenthesis:  4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This was marked as an incorrect answer.  No correction given.  Can you please help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #397991 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=397991\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the answer should be -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here's how it works.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2^-2)^-1 is equal to -2^(-2*-1) which is equal to -2^2) which is equal to -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you are working within the first parentheses first, the answer would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2^-2)^-1 = (-1/4)^-1 = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it's those negative signs that get you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "remember that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2^2 = (-1)*(2)^2 = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it is NOT equal to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2)^2 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i think that's where you went wrong.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "handwritten solution is shown below:<BR>\n" );
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