document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=208731>Question 208731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simply each expression. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use only positive exponents in answers!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^5)^-10<BR>\n" );
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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 #157851 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=DRichardson><B>DRichardson(63)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=DRichardson><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=DRichardson><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=157851\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Hello There,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the recent years, this is how i have been taught to sovle a problem like this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^5)^-10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a problem like this, when it is a multiplication or division problem, that depends on what task you perform to the exponent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we add this we will get -5 no matter how we add it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are two ways that we will be able to subtract this. 5 + -10 or -10 + 5, we will get the answer of - 5 each time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We could now divide since the other ways do not keep the exponent positive. No matter how we do it, the answer will come up negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We could now multiply, now matter how we do this, we will end up with a negative number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because none of those worked today with this problem, i solved the equation and the solution i came up with was (x ^ -5) If you are not allowed to use this then please let me know, and maybe contact your teacher about it. I will do whatever i can to help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Delilah R.\r<BR>\n" );
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