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Question 304439: simplify 27^-2/3
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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simplify 27^-2/3
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The "-" means you should invert.
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The "3" means you should take the cube root
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The "2" means you shour square.
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These operations can be done in any order.
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Taking the cube root first you get:
3^-2
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Inverting you get:
(1/3)^2
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Squaring you get:
1/9
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Cheers,
Stan H.