document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198590>Question 198590</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 16x^5y^-8/x^7y^4*(x^3y^2/8xy)^4\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "PLEASE HELP ME ASAP I HAVE A FINAL ON THIS TOMORROW AND IM SO CONFUSED AND MY TEACHER IS HELPLESS. PLEASE IM BEGGING!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #149110 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=arallie><B>arallie(162)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=arallie><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=149110\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here we go.  This is the problem as I understand it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2816x%5E5y%5E-8%29%2F%28x%5E7y%5E4%29%29%28%28x%5E3y%5E2%29%2F%288xy%5E4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2816x%5E5y%5E-8%29%2F%28x%5E7y%5E4%29%29%28%28x%5E3y%5E2%29%2F%288xy%5E4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "First, make one big fraction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2816x%5E5y%5E-8%29%28x%5E3y%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E7y%5E4%29%288xy%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2816x%5E5y%5E-8%29%28x%5E3y%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E7y%5E4%29%288xy%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we get ride of negative exponents.  Move to the other side of the fraction and change the sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2816x%5E5%29%28x%5E3y%5E2%29%2Fy%5E8%28x%5E7y%5E4%29%288xy%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2816x%5E5%29%28x%5E3y%5E2%29%2Fy%5E8%28x%5E7y%5E4%29%288xy%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Get rid of all the parentheses we don't need, and move all variables into order.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16x%5E5x%5E3y%5E2%2F8x%5E7xy%5E7y%5E4y%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16x%5E5x%5E3y%5E2%2F8x%5E7xy%5E7y%5E4y%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combined like terms, x's, y's by adding exponents together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16x%5E8y%5E2%2F8x%5E8y%5E15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16x%5E8y%5E2%2F8x%5E8y%5E15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify by subtracting exponents on either side of the fraction, smaller from bigger, and reducing the whole number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Fy%5E13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Fy%5E13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's it.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Anymore questions feel free to ask me.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Anthony Allie<BR>\n" );
document.write( "arallie@gmail.com<BR>\n" );
document.write( "http://arallie.webs.com/tutoring.htm<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );