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Question
Simplify: `16^((-3)/4)`
Sum
Solution
`16^((-3)/4) = (2^4)^((-3)/4)`
= `2^(4 xx - 3/4)`
= 2–3
= `1/2^3`
= `1/8`
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Chapter 2: Basic Algebra - Exercise 2.11 [Page 77]
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