SOLUTION: Can you help me sovle this problem? The problem is 1 over x to the negative 3rd power. I do not know how to sovle that kind of problem. Can you please help me!

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Question 84285: Can you help me sovle this problem? The problem is 1 over x to the negative 3rd power. I do not know how to sovle that kind of problem. Can you please help me!
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If this is what you meant
1%2F%28x%5E%28-3%29%29
And if your supposed to simplify and not use negative exponents, then
x%5E3
The rules are:
a%5E%28-n%29=1%2F%28a%5En%29 and 1%2F%28a%5E%28-n%29%29=a%5En
Happy Calculating!!!