document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187188>Question 187188</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify each of these, expressing your answers with postive indices:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. (x^-4y^7/x^-2y^-5) / (x^3y^-6/x^-1y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. 5(a^-4)^3b^-6/(a^2b^-1)^4 x 2a^7(b^-3)^2/a^-4b^-9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Coud you please show all working out because we've only started working on these, and I'm finding them really hard.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks in advance. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #140315 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=140315\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E-4y%5E7%2Fx%5E-2y%5E-5%29+%2F+%28x%5E3y%5E-6%2Fx%5E-1y%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E-4y%5E7%2Fx%5E-2y%5E-5%29+%2F+%28x%5E3y%5E-6%2Fx%5E-1y%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > First, convert so that all exponents are positive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2y%5E7y%5E5%2Fx%5E4%29+%2F+%28x%5E3x%2Fy%5E6y%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E2y%5E7y%5E5%2Fx%5E4%29+%2F+%28x%5E3x%2Fy%5E6y%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine powers of like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2y%5E12%2Fx%5E4%29+%2F+%28x%5E4%2Fy%5E7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E2y%5E12%2Fx%5E4%29+%2F+%28x%5E4%2Fy%5E7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28y%5E12%2Fx%5E2%29+%2F+%28x%5E4%2Fy%5E7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28y%5E12%2Fx%5E2%29+%2F+%28x%5E4%2Fy%5E7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divide<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28y%5E12%2Fx%5E2%29+%2A+%28y%5E7%2Fx%5E4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28y%5E12%2Fx%5E2%29+%2A+%28y%5E7%2Fx%5E4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y%5E12y%5E7%2Fx%5E2x%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y%5E12y%5E7%2Fx%5E2x%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine powers of like terms<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. 5(a^-4)^3b^-6/(a^2b^-1)^4 x 2a^7(b^-3)^2/a^-4b^-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use the same process as shown above for this one with one extra step.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%285%28a%5E-4%29%5E3b%5E-6%2F%28a%5E2b%5E-1%29%5E4%29+%2A+%282a%5E7%28b%5E-3%29%5E2%2Fa%5E-4b%5E-9%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > evaluate powers of powers first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%285%28a%5E-12%29b%5E-6%2F%28a%5E8b%5E-4%29%29+%2A+%282a%5E7%28b%5E-6%29%2Fa%5E-4b%5E-9%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Complete as done above, step by step </SPAN>\n" );
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