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What is the positive exponent of (7) - 3 ?

User Thomas Winsnes
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Answer is 1/7 ^3

Reason

When the exponent is a negative you take the reciprocal (opposite) of the number and the exponent becomes positive

It’s now 1/7 ^ 3 or
1 / 7 x 7 x 7
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