Rewrite the following without an exponent:
(7/4)^-1 exponent
2007-06-01 04:21:02 · 5 answers · asked by fmolina02 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
4/7
The negative sign indicates that you are dividing 1 by the fraction shown. When you divide by a fraction, that is mathematically the same as multiplying by the reciprocal of that fraction. So:
1 / (7/4) = (1) * (4/7) = 4/7
2007-06-01 04:24:03 · answer #1 · answered by MamaMia © 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
4/7
2007-06-01 11:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by farhad n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(7/4)^-1 = 1 / (7/4) = 4/7
2007-06-01 11:25:03 · answer #3 · answered by tsunamijon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(7/4)^-1
the exponent of -1 means the inverse. so what's the inverse of 7/4?
4/7
2007-06-01 11:29:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
(7/4)^-1 is same as 1/(7/4) = 4/7
2007-06-01 11:29:47 · answer #5 · answered by Swamy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋