document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=15795>Question 15795</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation, I've worked on it for several hours and I am not sure about the answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1 2/13)^-2 (3/4)^0 (5/6)^-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you, much appreciated.\r<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 #7786 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=7786\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2815%2F13%29%5E-2+%2A+%283%2F4%29%5E0+%2A%285%2F6%29%5E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2815%2F13%29%5E-2+%2A+%283%2F4%29%5E0+%2A%285%2F6%29%5E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any non-zero number raised to the zero power is 1.  Any fraction raised to a negative power is the reciprocal of that fraction raised to a positive power.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sure comes out to an ugly fraction, but that happens sometimes.  I hope it's right!!  Check my math!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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