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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 #147389 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=147389\">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=%28-2x%5E%28-2%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2x%5E%28-2%29%29%5E2\"   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=%28%28-2%29%5E1%2Ax%5E%28-2%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-2%29%5E1%2Ax%5E%28-2%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2%29%5E1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2%29%5E1\"   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=%28-2%29%5E%281%2A2%29%2Ax%5E%28-2%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2%29%5E%281%2A2%29%2Ax%5E%28-2%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the outer exponent with every exponent inside the parenthesis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2%29%5E2%2Ax%5E%28-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2%29%5E2%2Ax%5E%28-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Ax%5E%28-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Ax%5E%28-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square -2 to get 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Fx%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Fx%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Flip the fraction to make the exponent positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2x%5E%28-2%29%29%5E2=4%2Fx%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2x%5E%28-2%29%29%5E2=4%2Fx%5E4\"   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;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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