document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145607>Question 145607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7x^-8 * 6x^3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #106256 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=106256\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287x%5E%28-8%29%29%2A%286x%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287x%5E%28-8%29%29%2A%286x%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42x%5E%28-8%29%2Ax%5E%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42x%5E%28-8%29%2Ax%5E%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the coefficients 7 and 6 to get 42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42x%5E%28-8%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42x%5E%28-8%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > When you multiply monomials, simply add the exponents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42x%5E%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42x%5E%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42x%5E%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42x%5E%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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