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Quality Control Audit: Rational Exponents and Sign Placement

A junior software tester at a manufacturing firm is verifying the logic for three different adjustment factors used in calibration software. To complete the audit report, the tester must correctly identify the mathematical 'base' for each expression and provide the simplified result. Based on the rules for rational exponents and the placement of negative signs, identify the base and the final simplified value for each factor listed in the case study below.

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