document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940358>Question 940358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to simplify (27a^12)^-4/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then it becomes 27•27^-1/4•a^-9 but that's as far as I can go with the 27. The a since the exponent is negative goes in the denominator and the exponent is then changed to a positive for a 1/a^9 but I am not sure with to do with the 27^-1/4 after this step.<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 #573091 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=573091\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Guessing that you have this expression, <BR>\n" );
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