\(\eqalign{
& a)\,\,x:{\left( { - {1 \over 2}} \right)^3} = - {1 \over 2} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,x = \left( { - {1 \over 2}} \right).{\left( { - {1 \over 2}} \right)^3} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,x = {\left( { - {1 \over 2}} \right)^4} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,x = {1 \over {16}} \cr
& b)\,\,\,\,{\left( {\,{3 \over 4}} \right)^5}.x = {\left( {{3 \over 4}} \right)^7} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,x = {\left( {{3 \over 4}} \right)^7}:{\left( {{3 \over 4}} \right)^5} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,x = {\left( {{3 \over 4}} \right)^2} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,x = {9 \over {16}} \cr} \)
