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How do you get the exponents positive. 4x to the -2

2006-08-24 17:06:49 · 3 answers · asked by Aely 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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4x^-2 is the same as 4/x^2 The variable with the negative exponent gets flipped into the denominator. The other number stays in the numerator.

In order for it to be 1/4x^2 the original problem would have to have been (4x)^-2

2006-08-24 17:13:28 · answer #1 · answered by goodlittlegirl11 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

1/(4x^2)

2006-08-25 00:12:15 · answer #2 · answered by dtstuff9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

square root of x, multiplied by 4

2006-08-25 00:13:46 · answer #3 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋