document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147361>Question 147361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify the following, assume a,x and y are not zero.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #107737 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=107737\">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=%28-x%5E2y%29%2F%28%28-x%5E2%29%5E2y%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-x%5E2y%29%2F%28%28-x%5E2%29%5E2y%5E2%29%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=%28-x%5E2y%29%2F%28x%5E4y%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-x%5E2y%29%2F%28x%5E4y%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-x%5E2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-x%5E2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-x%5E2%29%28-x%5E2%29=-1%2A-1%2Ax%5E%282%2B2%29=x%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-x%5E2%29%28-x%5E2%29=-1%2A-1%2Ax%5E%282%2B2%29=x%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%5E%282-4%29y%5E%281-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%5E%282-4%29y%5E%281-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > When you divide monomials, simply subtract the exponents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%5E%28-2%29y%5E%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%5E%28-2%29y%5E%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-1%29%2F%28x%5E%282%29y%5E%281%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%29%2F%28x%5E%282%29y%5E%281%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite the expression with positive exponents by flipping the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-1%29%2F%28x%5E%282%29y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%29%2F%28x%5E%282%29y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-x%5E2y%29%2F%28%28-x%5E2%29%5E2y%5E2%29=%28-1%29%2F%28x%5E%282%29y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-x%5E2y%29%2F%28%28-x%5E2%29%5E2y%5E2%29=%28-1%29%2F%28x%5E%282%29y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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