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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you help me simplify: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E-2+%28y%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E-2+%28y%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Negative exponents mean to invert the whole power, which in this case means to put 1 over it.  so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.   The expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can stay where it is.  So the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E-2+%28y%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E-2+%28y%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%28y%5E3%29%2F%28x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%28y%5E3%29%2F%28x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or simply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E3%2F%28x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E3%2F%28x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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