SOLUTION: Fill in the blanks to make the equation true. (___)^{-1/3} = (___)^{-1/2} -72 -45 -9 -4 -18 -27 -64 -16 -25

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Question 1210609: Fill in the blanks to make the equation true.

(___)^{-1/3} = (___)^{-1/2}

-72 -45 -9 -4 -18 -27 -64 -16 -25

Found 2 solutions by CPhill, ikleyn:
Answer by CPhill(2264) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The answer is -27 and 64.

Answer by ikleyn(53848) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Fill in the blanks to make the equation true.

(___)^{-1/3} = (___)^{-1/2}

-72 -45 -9 -4 -18 -27 -64 -16 -25
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The answer in the post by @CPhill is "The answer is -27 and 64".

This answer is incorrect.

Indeed, the number 64 is not in the list, so, there is nothing to discuss here.

Moreover, in real numbers, the given/projected equation has no solution,
since the left side of the projected equality is a negative real number,
while the right side, as the square root of a negative real number, simply is not defined in real domain.