GATE CS 2018 Set 1 — Question 7

MCQ+2 / -0.67EasyRatios, Percentages, Powers, Exponents & LogarithmsQuantitative AptitudeGeneral Aptitude

General Aptitude → Quantitative Aptitude → Ratios, Percentages, Powers, Exponents & Logarithms

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pqr \neq 0

p^{-x} = \frac{1}{q} \implies p^{-x} = q^{-1} \implies p^x = q

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p^{-x} = \frac{1}{q} \implies p^{-x} = q^{-1} \implies p^x = q

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