document.write( "Question 153857: Find the quotient: x^4 - 5x^3/7x^3 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #113214 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%28x%5E4+-+5x%5E3%29%2F7x%5E3\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E4%29%2F7x%5E3+-+%285x%5E3%29%2F7x%5E3\" Break up the fraction\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E%284-3%29%29%2F7+-+%285x%5E%283-3%29%29%2F7\" Divide the variable terms by subtracting the exponents. So \"x%5E4%2Fx%5E3=x%5E%284-3%29\" and \"x%5E3%2Fx%5E3=x%5E%283-3%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E1%29%2F7+-+%285x%5E0%29%2F7\" Subtract\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%29%2F7+-+%285%2A1%29%2F7\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F7+-+5%2F7\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-5%29%2F7\" Combine the fractions\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28x%5E4+-+5x%5E3%29%2F%287x%5E3%29=%28x-5%29%2F7\" where \"x%3C%3E0\"
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