document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202539>Question 202539</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have to quick questions on exponents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I basically have to simplify them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. [(9a^3)/(10b^4)]^-2  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I came up with: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9^-2*a^3*-2)/(10^-2b^4*-2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(81a^6)/(100b^8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is that simplified or is there more to do?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.(6x^5y^2z^-4)(4x^-2y^4z^-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got= 6x^5y^2z^-4/4x^-2y^4z^-1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Am I suppose to flip the equation to get rid of the negative exponents are do I just add them together they way they are?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(u^5z^8)/(z^-5u^-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this one too I flip the equation to: Z^5u^4/u^5z^8 and i got u^9z^13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Was I suppose to flip it? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%289a%5E3%29%2F%2810b%5E4%29%29%5E-2+=+%28%2810b%5E4%29%2F%289a%5E3%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%289a%5E3%29%2F%2810b%5E4%29%29%5E-2+=+%28%2810b%5E4%29%2F%289a%5E3%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%28100b%5E8%29%2F%2881a%5E6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%28100b%5E8%29%2F%2881a%5E6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286x%5E5y%5E2z%5E-4%29%284x%5E-2y%5E4z%5E-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286x%5E5y%5E2z%5E-4%29%284x%5E-2y%5E4z%5E-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > For each variable (x, y, and z), multiply their coefficients and add their exponents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24x%5E3y%5E6z%5E-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24x%5E3y%5E6z%5E-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now make the z-exponent positive by moving it to the denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%2824x%5E3y%5E6%29%2Fz%5E5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%2824x%5E3y%5E6%29%2Fz%5E5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28u%5E5z%5E8%29%2F%28z%5E-5u%5E-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28u%5E5z%5E8%29%2F%28z%5E-5u%5E-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > For each variable (u and z) subtract their exponents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28u%5E%285-%28-5%29%29z%5E%288-%28-4%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28u%5E%285-%28-5%29%29z%5E%288-%28-4%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
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