document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1064710>Question 1064710</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How can I solve 1/4X with a exponent of -2? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "it is 1^(-2)/(4x)^(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is (4x)^2=16x^2, because we flip a fraction that is raised to a negative exponent, and the exponent then becomes positive.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If this is (1/4)x^(-2)=(x/4)^(-2)=(4/x)^2=16/(x^2) </SPAN>\n" );
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