SOLUTION: How do you solve one divided by four to the negative 1/4th power?

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Question 407543: How do you solve one divided by four to the negative 1/4th power?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do you solve one divided by four to the negative 1/4th power?
1%2F4%5E%28-1%2F4%29
the reciprocal gets rid of the neg exponent, write 4 as 2^2
4%5E%281%2F4%29%2F1 = 2%5E%282%281%2F4%29%29 = 2%5E%281%2F2%29
which is
sqrt%282%29 ~ 1.414