document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67323>Question 67323</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I simplify this???            1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                  -  -  to -5 power<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is negative one third to the negative 5th power </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The negative in the exponent means \"invert\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 5 in the exponent means \"raise to the 5th power\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(-3)^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -243<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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