document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202049>Question 202049</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (27 a^8)/(9 a^4)-(78 a^9)/(3 a^5)  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #152320 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=152320\">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=%2827a%5E8%29%2F%289a%5E4%29-%2878a%5E9%29%2F%283a%5E5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2827a%5E8%29%2F%289a%5E4%29-%2878a%5E9%29%2F%283a%5E5%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=%283a%5E8%29%2F%28a%5E4%29-%2826a%5E9%29%2F%28a%5E5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283a%5E8%29%2F%28a%5E4%29-%2826a%5E9%29%2F%28a%5E5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce the coefficients.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%5E%288-4%29-26a%5E%289-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%5E%288-4%29-26a%5E%289-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide the variable terms by subtracting the exponents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%5E4-26a%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%5E4-26a%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-23a%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-23a%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2827a%5E8%29%2F%289a%5E4%29-%2878a%5E9%29%2F%283a%5E5%29=-23a%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2827a%5E8%29%2F%289a%5E4%29-%2878a%5E9%29%2F%283a%5E5%29=-23a%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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