document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=76092>Question 76092</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> rewrite the expresion so that all exponents are positive\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-13)^-1<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 #54631 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=54631\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The given problem is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rule to follow for this problem is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5E%28-n%29+=+1%2FA%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5E%28-n%29+=+1%2FA%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To use this rule on the given problem let A = (-13) and -n = -1 and n = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the rule we get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-13%29%5E%28-1%29+=+1%2F%28-13%29%5E1+=+-1%2F13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-13%29%5E%28-1%29+=+1%2F%28-13%29%5E1+=+-1%2F13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that the right side of this equation simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28-13%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28-13%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or just <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this problem helps you to understand the meaning of negative exponents and how to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "get rid of them. </SPAN>\n" );
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