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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 12X^8Y^-7/(4X^-2Y^-5)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132464 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=132464\">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=%284x%5E%28-2%29y%5E%28-5%29%29%5E2=4%5E2x%5E%28-2%2A2%29y%5E%28-5%2A2%29=16x%5E%28-4%29y%5E%28-10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where every term is nonzero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2812x%5E8y%5E%28-7%29%29%2F%284x%5E%28-2%29y%5E%28-5%29%29%5E2=%2812x%5E8y%5E-7%29%2F%2816x%5E%28-4%29y%5E%28-10%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   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=%283x%5E8y%5E-7%29%2F%284x%5E%28-4%29y%5E%28-10%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%5E8y%5E-7%29%2F%284x%5E%28-4%29y%5E%28-10%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   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=%283x%5E%288-%28-4%29%29y%5E%28-7-%28-10%29%29%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%5E%288-%28-4%29%29y%5E%28-7-%28-10%29%29%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract the corresponding exponents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%5E%2812%29y%5E%283%29%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%5E%2812%29y%5E%283%29%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2812x%5E8y%5E%28-7%29%29%2F%284x%5E%28-2%29y%5E%28-5%29%29%5E2=%283x%5E%2812%29y%5E%283%29%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where every term is nonzero. </SPAN>\n" );
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