SOLUTION: 1 over -27= (-3) to the blank power. What is the blank power?

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Question 585400: 1 over -27= (-3) to the blank power. What is the blank power?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/(-27) = (-3)^x

(-3)^(-3) = (-3)^x

-3 = x

x = -3


So the answer is -3.
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