document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187161>Question 187161</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please show me how to do this equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24x^3y^5 over......40x^7y^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks a bunch.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #140300 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=140300\">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=%2824x%5E3y%5E5%29%2F%2840x%5E7y%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824x%5E3y%5E5%29%2F%2840x%5E7y%5E2%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=%282%2A2%2A2%2A3%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%29%2F%282%2A2%2A2%2A5%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ay%2Ay%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Expand. Note: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24x%5E3y%5E5=2%2A2%2A2%2A3%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24x%5E3y%5E5=2%2A2%2A2%2A3%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (there are 3 x's and 5 y's) and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40x%5E7y%5E2=2%2A2%2A2%2A5%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ay%2Ay ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40x%5E7y%5E2=2%2A2%2A2%2A5%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ay%2Ay\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (there are 7 x's and 2 y's)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28highlight%282%29%2Ahighlight%282%29%2Ahighlight%282%29%2A3%2Ahighlight%28x%29%2Ahighlight%28x%29%2Ahighlight%28x%29%2Ahighlight%28y%29%2Ahighlight%28y%29%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%29%2F%28highlight%282%29%2Ahighlight%282%29%2Ahighlight%282%29%2A5%2Ahighlight%28x%29%2Ahighlight%28x%29%2Ahighlight%28x%29%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ahighlight%28y%29%2Ahighlight%28y%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=%28cross%282%29%2Across%282%29%2Across%282%29%2A3%2Across%28x%29%2Across%28x%29%2Across%28x%29%2Across%28y%29%2Across%28y%29%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%29%2F%28cross%282%29%2Across%282%29%2Across%282%29%2A5%2Across%28x%29%2Across%28x%29%2Across%28x%29%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Across%28y%29%2Across%28y%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=%283%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%29%2F%285%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%29%2F%285%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%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=%283%2Ay%5E3%29%2F%285%2Ax%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2Ay%5E3%29%2F%285%2Ax%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Regroup and multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2824x%5E3y%5E5%29%2F%2840x%5E7y%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824x%5E3y%5E5%29%2F%2840x%5E7y%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2Ay%5E3%29%2F%285%2Ax%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2Ay%5E3%29%2F%285%2Ax%5E4%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=%2824x%5E3y%5E5%29%2F%2840x%5E7y%5E2%29=%283%2Ay%5E3%29%2F%285%2Ax%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824x%5E3y%5E5%29%2F%2840x%5E7y%5E2%29=%283%2Ay%5E3%29%2F%285%2Ax%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: this is the long way to solve this type of problem, but it helps you visualize what's going on.<BR>\n" );
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