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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help, Please? Thank you:))

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Could I please have some help on solving this \[\frac{ 1 }{ \sqrt[3]{x ^{-6}} }\]

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

rewrite the denominator as \[\large \sqrt[n]{x^m} \implies x^{m/n}\]

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

So: \(\large \sqrt[3]{x^{-6}} = x^{-6/3} = x^?\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[x ^{2}\]

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Forgetting a sign.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Correct? Would that be all to do?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh the (-)!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[x^{-2}\]

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

\[\large x^{-6/3}=x^{-2}\]\[\frac{1}{x^{-\#}} \iff x^{+\#}\]

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Therefore \[\frac{1}{x^{-2}} = x^{2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Did it turn into a positive because the 1 is positive, or is that just a rule?

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

It's just the rule.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is there a name to it, would you happen to know?

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

If you have a negative in the denominator, raise it to the numerator, vice versa.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh okay, thank you very much!!

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Just remember: \[x^{-\#} = \frac{1}{x^{\#}}~,~ \frac{1}{x^{-\#}} = x^{\#}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you:)!!

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

No problem.

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