A gas is placed in a 5.0-mL syringe. It exerts 141 mm Hg of pressure on the inside walls of the syringe. The syringe's plunger is pressed, reducing the volume of the syringe to 2.9 mL. The cap was not removed from the syringe, so none of the gas escapes. Assuming the temperature of the gas does not change, use Boyle's law (below) to determine the pressure of the compressed gas. P_1V_1 = P_2V_2

(1/x)³ = 1/x³

Step-by-step explanation:

Equivalent of x⁻³

In this case we have a negative exponents, that is -3. To convert a negative exponents to a positive one we have to change the base . This means that we have have to get the reciprocal of the base and finally make the exponent positive.

In our case we have x⁻³.

x⁻³

The exponent is negative, to make it positive the base has to be the reciprocal which is 1/x.

reciprocal of x = 1/x

Then the power is now positive.

finally,

(1/x)³ = 1/x³