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A negative exponent is simply the reciprocal.A rational exponent of the form p/q is the qth root of the pth power.


So for example,

x^(-2/3) = 1/x^(2/3) = 1/cuberoot(x^2) or, equivalently, 1/[cuberoot(x)]^2

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