document.write( "Question 28523: 36ab3(3 to third power)bc2(2 to 2nd power) over 24ab(4 power)c(2 power) \n" ); document.write( "
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36ab3(3 to third power)bc2(2 to 2nd power) over 24ab(4 power)c(2 power)\r\n" );
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document.write( "I can't be sure from the above, but I think your problem might be this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "36(ab3)3(bc2)2\r\n" );
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document.write( "  24(ab)4c2\r\n" );
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document.write( "If so then first make sure every factor inside parentheses has an exponent\r\n" );
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document.write( "36(a1b3)3(b1c2)2\r\n" );
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document.write( "  24(a1b1)4c2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now remove parentheses by multiplying every inner\r\n" );
document.write( "exponent by the outer exponents:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 36a3b9b2c4\r\n" );
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document.write( "  24a4b4c2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add the exponents of the b's on top\r\n" );
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document.write( " 36a3b11c4\r\n" );
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document.write( "  24a4b4c2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide the 36 and the 24 both by 12\r\n" );
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document.write( " 3a3b11c4\r\n" );
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document.write( "  2a4b4c2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the exponents of the a's (larger minus smaller, 4-3), placing\r\n" );
document.write( "the result a1 in the denominator, because the denominator\r\n" );
document.write( "contains the larger exponent 4:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 3b11c4\r\n" );
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document.write( " 2a1b4c2\r\n" );
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document.write( " 3b11c4\r\n" );
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document.write( " 2a1b4c2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the exponents of the b's (larger minus smaller, 11-4), placing\r\n" );
document.write( "the result b7 in the numerator, because the numerator\r\n" );
document.write( "contains the larger exponent 11:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 3b7c4\r\n" );
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document.write( " 2a1c2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the exponents of the c's (larger minus smaller, 4-2), placing\r\n" );
document.write( "the result c2 in the numerator, because the numerator\r\n" );
document.write( "contains the larger exponent 4:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 3b7c2\r\n" );
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document.write( "  2a1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now you can eliminate the 1 exponent of a in the denominator\r\n" );
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document.write( " 3b7c2\r\n" );
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document.write( "  2a\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin\r\n" );
document.write( "AnlytcPhil@aol.com
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