document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884569>Question 884569</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If u r intelligent so this question [(2\5)4]2?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #534428 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=534428\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i believe you mean ((2/5)^4)^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that would be (2/5) raised to the fourth power and the whole thing raised to the second power.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since ((a/b)^c)^d) = (a/b)^(c*d) = a^(c*d) / b^(c*d), you can simplify your problem as follows, and then solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "((2/5)^4)^2 = ((2/5)^(4*2) = (2/5)^8 = 2^8 / 5^8 = 256 / 390625 = 6.5536 * 10^-4 which is equal to .00065536.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an alternate way to get the same result would be as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since ((a/b)^c)^d) = (a^c / b^c)^d = a^(c*d) / b^(c*d, you can simplify your problem as follows, and then solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "((2/5)^4)^2 = (2^4 / 5^4)^2 = 2^(4*2) / 5^(4*2) = 2^8 / 5^8 = 256 / 390625 ..... etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer is the same either way.\r<BR>\n" );
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