SOLUTION: What is the exponent of this problem? 1/-27=(-3)

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Question 161051: What is the exponent of this problem?
1/-27=(-3)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Do you mean what exponent is needed over the "-3" to make the equation true?

Since 3%5E3=27, this means that %28-3%29%5E3=-27. So this means that %28-3%29%5E%28-3%29=1%2F%28-3%29%5E3=1%2F%28-27%29=-1%2F27

So the exponent needed is a -3
Note: negative exponents tell you to flip the fraction