document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=900093>Question 900093</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My son has math home work where this is a question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. Simplify (5x) to power of -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can someone please help <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment:: The 2 means \"square\" or \"multiply the number by itself\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The \"negative sign\" means \"invert\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You may do these 2 steps in any order.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x)^-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you square 1st you get (25x^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you then invert you get 1/(25x^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x)^-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you invert 1st you get (1/5x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you then square you get (1/25x^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 1/(25x^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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