document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=179574>Question 179574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I know this is probably really easy, but I am stuck.  I'd appreciate any help you can offer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite the following expression with positive exponents:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(37xy)^-6/7  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #134513 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=134513\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you have the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Fb%29%5E%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Fb%29%5E%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then to make the exponent positive, simply flip the fraction. So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Fb%29%5E%28-2%29=%28b%2Fa%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Fb%29%5E%28-2%29=%28b%2Fa%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So in this case, the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2837xy%29%5E%28-6%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2837xy%29%5E%28-6%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <i>really</i> looks like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2837xy%2F1%29%5E%28-6%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2837xy%2F1%29%5E%28-6%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now flip the fraction to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F%2837xy%29%29%5E%286%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F%2837xy%29%29%5E%286%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which will make the exponent positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2837xy%29%5E%28-6%2F7%29=%281%2F%2837xy%29%29%5E%286%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2837xy%29%5E%28-6%2F7%29=%281%2F%2837xy%29%29%5E%286%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where every variable is nonzero.  </SPAN>\n" );
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