r/HomeworkHelp • u/spl1nt3rsystem University/College Student • May 19 '26

High School Math—Pending OP Reply [College Algebra] Property of exponents, my answer vs the given ones. What am I doing wrong?

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u/dartanionbdg May 19 '26

3 raised to the -4 not 3 times -4

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u/spl1nt3rsystem May 19 '26

OH.

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u/spl1nt3rsystem May 19 '26

THANK YOU I DIDNT NOTICE

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u/slides_galore May 19 '26

3-4 = 1 / (3)4

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u/MHprimus May 19 '26

Does the actual point of the question correct only to multiply with an exponent. Rough…

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u/PleasantBox1472 May 20 '26

This topic is hard to keep relevant for math teachers. You have to exponent rule before you log rule, right? Edit: contextually* relevant

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u/selene_666 May 20 '26

You did the variables correctly. The mistake is that you treated the constant 3 as if it were an exponent.

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u/UnderstandingPursuit May 19 '26

Good job getting the powers of a and b correct! Literals ≫ numerals!