SOLUTION: Simplify (-8)^-5/3

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(-8)^-5/3 This question is from textbook An Incrememtal Development

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1%2F%28%28-8%29%5E%285%2F3%29%29
1%2F%28%28-8%29%5E%281%2F3%29%29%5E5
Finding the value of a number to the one third power means find the cube root.
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1%2F%28-32%29