document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=876431>Question 876431</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 27 ^ -2/3 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27 ^ -1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I moved the bottom expression to the top.  Then take the LCD of 6, which changes the expressions to 27 ^ -4/6 + 27 ^ -2/6.  Add the two expressions which gives me 27 ^ -6/6.  Then to eliminate negative exponent, expression is put under 1.....like this <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  27 ^ 6/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Final answer is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm not sure, please help me </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #528769 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=528769\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The exponents are -2/3 and -1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract them to get -2/3 - (-1/3) = -2/3 + 1/3 = (-2+1)/3 = -1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So that tells us \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" src=\"http://www.sciweavers.org/tex2img.php?eq=%5Cfrac%7B27%5E%7B-2%2F3%7D%7D%7B27%5E%7B-1%2F3%7D%7D%20%3D%2027%5E%7B-1%2F3%7D&bc=White&fc=Black&im=jpg&fs=12&ff=arev&edit=0\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\frac{27^{-2/3}}{27^{-1/3}} = 27^{-1/3}\" width=\"135\" height=\"46\" />\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now simplify <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27%5E%28-1%2F3%29%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27%5E%28-1%2F3%29%5E%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the end,\r<BR>\n" );
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