T Tess New member Joined Mar 19, 2007 Messages 10 Apr 2, 2007 #1 Evaluate the following: (3/4)^-1 = 1/ (3/4)^1 Then my directions say that the answer is 4/3. Can someone explain how we get this? Tessa
Evaluate the following: (3/4)^-1 = 1/ (3/4)^1 Then my directions say that the answer is 4/3. Can someone explain how we get this? Tessa
S soroban Elite Member Joined Jan 28, 2005 Messages 5,584 Apr 2, 2007 #2 Re: exponents Hello, Tessa! Evaluate: \(\displaystyle \left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{-1}\) Click to expand... You started fine . . . keep going! . . \(\displaystyle \L\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{-1} \:=\:\frac{1}{\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^1}\) This is: \(\displaystyle \L\:1\, \div\, \frac{3}{4}\;\;\Rightarrow\;\;1\,\times\,\frac{4}{3} \:=\:\frac{4}{3}\)
Re: exponents Hello, Tessa! Evaluate: \(\displaystyle \left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{-1}\) Click to expand... You started fine . . . keep going! . . \(\displaystyle \L\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{-1} \:=\:\frac{1}{\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^1}\) This is: \(\displaystyle \L\:1\, \div\, \frac{3}{4}\;\;\Rightarrow\;\;1\,\times\,\frac{4}{3} \:=\:\frac{4}{3}\)
T Tess New member Joined Mar 19, 2007 Messages 10 Apr 2, 2007 #3 Okay, got it. How do you write equations like you do? Is there some kind of equation editor I should use?
Okay, got it. How do you write equations like you do? Is there some kind of equation editor I should use?
