document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147998>Question 147998</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Multiply and simplify - 6b^4/11p^2  x  121p^4/36b.  I have gotten so far, 726b^4p^4/396p^2b and then I am stuck.  How do I complete this?  This question is from a skill check for my Algebra 114 class </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108384 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=108384\">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%286b%5E4%29%2F%2811p%5E2%29%29%28%28121p%5E4%29%2F%2836b%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%286b%5E4%29%2F%2811p%5E2%29%29%28%28121p%5E4%29%2F%2836b%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%282%2A3%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%29%2F%2811%2Ap%2Ap%29%29%28%28121p%5E4%29%2F%2836b%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282%2A3%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%29%2F%2811%2Ap%2Ap%29%29%28%28121p%5E4%29%2F%2836b%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Expand <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286b%5E4%29%2F%2811p%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286b%5E4%29%2F%2811p%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Remember, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6b%5E4=2%2A3%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6b%5E4=2%2A3%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11p%5E2=11%2Ap%2Ap ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11p%5E2=11%2Ap%2Ap\"   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=%28%282%2A3%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%29%2F%2811%2Ap%2Ap%29%29%28%2811%2A11%2Ap%2Ap%2Ap%2Ap%29%2F%282%2A2%2A3%2A3%2Ab%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Expand <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28121p%5E4%29%2F%2836b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28121p%5E4%29%2F%2836b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Remember, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=121p%5E4=11%2A11%2Ap%2Ap%2Ap%2Ap ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"121p%5E4=11%2A11%2Ap%2Ap%2Ap%2Ap\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36b=2%2A2%2A3%2A3%2Ab ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36b=2%2A2%2A3%2A3%2Ab\"   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=%28%28highlight%282%29%2Ahighlight%283%29%2Ahighlight%28b%29%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%29%2F%28highlight%2811%29%2Ahighlight%28p%29%2Ahighlight%28p%29%29%29%28%28highlight%2811%29%2A11%2Ahighlight%28p%29%2Ahighlight%28p%29%2Ap%2Ap%29%2F%28highlight%282%29%2A2%2Ahighlight%283%29%2A3%2Ahighlight%28b%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28cross%282%29%2Across%283%29%2Across%28b%29%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%29%2F%28cross%2811%29%2Across%28p%29%2Across%28p%29%29%29%28%28cross%2811%29%2A11%2Across%28p%29%2Across%28p%29%2Ap%2Ap%29%2F%28cross%282%29%2A2%2Across%283%29%2A3%2Across%28b%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28b%2Ab%2Ab%29%2F%281%29%29%28%2811%2Ap%2Ap%29%2F%282%2A3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28b%2Ab%2Ab%29%2F%281%29%29%28%2811%2Ap%2Ap%29%2F%282%2A3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28b%2Ab%2Ab%29%2811%2Ap%2Ap%29%29%2F%28%281%29%282%2A3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28b%2Ab%2Ab%29%2811%2Ap%2Ap%29%29%2F%28%281%29%282%2A3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811b%5E3p%5E2%29%2F%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811b%5E3p%5E2%29%2F%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%286b%5E4%29%2F%2811p%5E2%29%29%28%28121p%5E4%29%2F%2836b%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%286b%5E4%29%2F%2811p%5E2%29%29%28%28121p%5E4%29%2F%2836b%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811b%5E3p%5E2%29%2F%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811b%5E3p%5E2%29%2F%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%286b%5E4%29%2F%2811p%5E2%29%29%28%28121p%5E4%29%2F%2836b%29%29=%2811b%5E3p%5E2%29%2F%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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