document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=119223>Question 119223</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078651085/algebrahomeworkh>Glencoe Mathimatics Pre-Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve 1 over p to the 4th power? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You can't, to solve something it has have an equal sign, (equal to something)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example if you had:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2Fp%29%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2Fp%29%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 4096<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the 4th root of both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%281%2Fp%29%5E4%29%5E%281%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%281%2Fp%29%5E4%29%5E%281%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4096%5E%281%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4096%5E%281%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fp ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fp\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 8: (You can see that 8^4 = 4096)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by p<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8p = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = .125<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you substitute .125 for p in the original equation, you can see you will have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F.125 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F.125\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8^4 = 4096; which we know is true<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did this enlighten you somewhat?<BR>\n" );
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