document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=133283>Question 133283</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please solve with steps \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3/2) to the power of m/2 = 4/9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97486 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=97486\">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=%283%2F2%29%5E%28m%2F2%29+=+4%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F2%29%5E%28m%2F2%29+=+4%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F2%29%5E%28m%2F2%29+=+%283%2F2%29%5E%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F2%29%5E%28m%2F2%29+=+%283%2F2%29%5E%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F2%29%5E%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F2%29%5E%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Notice how <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F9=%283%2F2%29%5E%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F9=%283%2F2%29%5E%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the bases are equal, this means that the exponents are equal. So \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2F2=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2F2=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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