document.write( "Question 1155922: What does 5 to the negative 1 power equal? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #778601 by Edwin McCravy(20054)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Negative Exponent Rule:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Negative exponents in the numerator get moved to the denominator and become\r\n" );
document.write( "positive exponents. Negative exponents in the denominator get moved to the\r\n" );
document.write( "numerator and become positive exponents. Only move the negative exponents.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28a%5E%28-1%29b%5E2c%5E%28-4%29%29%2F%28p%5E3q%5E%28-5%29r%5E%28-2%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "becomes:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28b%5E2q%5E5r%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E1c%5E4p%5E3%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Warning!: \r\n" );
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document.write( "Don't do that if the expressions with the negative exponents are added\r\n" );
document.write( "or subtracted, or are factors of something added or subtracted.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can't follow that rule with:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28a%5E%28-1%29%2Bb%5E2-c%5E%28-4%29%29%2F%28p%5E3%2Bq%5E%28-5%29-r%5E%28-2%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So don't try!.  Just use the rule when the negative exponentials are only\r\n" );
document.write( "multiplied or are factors of something multiplied (not added or subtracted).\r\n" );
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