document.write( "Question 12346: I have to graph the function y=e where \"1/x\" is the fractional exponent of \"e\". I have plugged in and graphed it for the positive integers, but I am confused about how to get answers for the negative integers. What does e^1/-2 for example look like? I know that with fractional exponents, you use the bottom number as the root and the top as the exponent, but how do you have a negative root of a number, say a negative square or cube of the number? (I know it is different from negative numbers under the radicand, which become imaginary).
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Algebra.Com's Answer #6276 by longjonsilver(2297) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
e^1/-2... well 1/-2 is just -(1/2), so we have $\"e%5E%28-1%2F2%29\"$ , which means $\"1%2F%28e%5E%281%2F2%29%29\"$ \r
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