document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=64695>Question 64695</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/093979862x/algebrahomeworkh>An Incremental Development</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 / -16^-3/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1 / -16^-3/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since you have a negative exponent in the denominator,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "more the factor to the numerator as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=-16^(3/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the 4th root of 16 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=-2^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cube the 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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