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The
other place negative numbers can pop up in these
critters is in the exponent,
itself!
What
kind of math geek hooey is this?!
OK, we know that
So, what does it mean
when the exponent is
negative?
It means that we have
to do something special...
We make
a fraction with the whole thing in the denominator...
and make the exponent
positive!
Yep. Really.
That's what you do. Even though it looks weird!
Let's finish it by
popping that exponent:
Here's another one:
Just do
the same thing! Put the whole thing in the bottom
of a fraction with a one on top... and finish it
off.
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