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eviant:

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jhonyy9:

pardon Zepdrix but eviant this exercise i ve solved with you yestoday - than i remember right

eviant:

@jhonyy9 I donĀ“t understand how to find the base on my own

Zepdrix:

That last option is kinda strange... I don't see why having a negative coefficient in front would make it NOT an exponential. That's a weird option. Maybe they were referring to a negative base value. But ignoring all that, \[\large\rm -\left(\frac43\right)^{-6x}\quad=\quad-\left[\left(\frac43\right)^{-6}\right]^x\quad=\quad -\left[\color{royalblue}{\left(\frac34\right)^6}\right]^x\] Ya that first option looks about right :D Oh you guys already do this one?

eviant:

I want to be able to solve my math problems on my own

Zepdrix:

I first applied the "power rule" for exponentials,\[\large\rm x^{ab}=(x^a)^b\]which allowed me to pull the -6 and x apart. Then applying our "flip" exponential rule, or whatever you like to call it,\[\large\rm x^{-a}=\frac{1}{x^a}\]

eviant:

@Zepdrix how did the -6 become a positive?

jhonyy9:

Zepdrix my opinion that this negativ exponent make the base being this fraction inversed hope you understand me

Zepdrix:

It's one of your exponent rules. \[\large\rm \left(\frac{x}{y}\right)^{-a}\quad=\quad \left(\frac{y}{x}\right)^a\]Negative exponent goes away, and fraction becomes the reciprocal, it flips.

eviant:

oh, thankx

jhonyy9:

very nice congrat Zepdrix for explication - ty.

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