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OpenStudy (anonymous):

write with positive exponents 125^-5/3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know what 5^-1 means?

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

1/3125

OpenStudy (anonymous):

really?

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

YEas!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

exponent of negative five -thirds?

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

Lol, im srs.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanx man!!!

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

Uw man!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ah, yeah, nevermind. But now unfortunately, j32 won't know how to do it. But at this point, I've stopped caring about those folks.

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

Lol.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Although, the funny thing is, when he plugs the answer in, he's still going to get it wrong. Heh.

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

lol, No i dont agree. its correct.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why would it be wrong?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Really, eh? We'll see then. Go ahead and plug in your answer. Tell me whether your homework site says you got it correct.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Did it mark you wrong? :p

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

lol, it wont mark it wrong.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It will. That's why I'm telling him to do it. If he had actually bothered to try what I told him to, I would have helped him get to the right answer.

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

but still, its correct.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Except... it's not.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got it correct, and I checked my book to double check. I was just pressed for time and I couldn't remember whether the numerator or denominator went with radicand. I'm glad saifoo still cares!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Saifoo is the man, don't question him son!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lolz. Then something is wrong with the book: because if the question says "rewrite with positive exponents", the answer would be 1/(x^[5/3]) The answer he gave you had no exponents.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You always have to simplify everything in this class.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's going against the directions, then. lol It's like saying, "Write this in square root form: square root of 10" and putting down 3.16

OpenStudy (anonymous):

anyways, have a good night guys!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

125^-5/3 1/125^5/3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Just a little note: Be sure to put your exponents in parentheses. While we know what you mean, a calculator would think you're saying to do \[\frac{1}{125^5}/3\]

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