M mobius Senior Member 7+ Year Member 15+ Year Member 20+ Year Member Aug 19, 2004 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Ok m(exp-2/3) where m = 8 how did they get 1/4 as an answer shouldnt it be 4
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Ok m(exp-2/3) where m = 8 how did they get 1/4 as an answer shouldnt it be 4
drat I catch huge fish. 7+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Aug 19, 2004 #2 Get rid of the negative sign and rewrite as 1/(8^(2/3)) Now 8 is the same as 2^3...insert this into the above equation: 1/[2^(3*(2/3))] 3's cancel out and left with 1/(2^2) = 1/4 Upvote 0 Downvote
Get rid of the negative sign and rewrite as 1/(8^(2/3)) Now 8 is the same as 2^3...insert this into the above equation: 1/[2^(3*(2/3))] 3's cancel out and left with 1/(2^2) = 1/4
