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Technical Documentation: Interpreting Signs and Exponents

You are updating a technical standards manual for a logistics firm to help staff accurately interpret mathematical formulas. Write a short explanation that defines the rules for handling the negative sign and the negative exponent in the following three expressions: (-64)^{ rac{1}{3}}, -64^{ rac{1}{3}}, and (64)^{- rac{1}{3}}. Your response must identify the base for each expression and state the specific mathematical rule used to simplify a negative exponent.

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