document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230821>Question 230821</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well my teacher gave us this homework, and he didn't really explain it well. I'm supposed to simplify, and I can't use negative or fractional exponents in the answer. Here's an example: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abc%2Fa%5E1%2F2++b%5E-2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abc%2Fa%5E1%2F2++b%5E-2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > I have no idea how to do this. Please Help!  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply NUM and DEN by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E%282%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E%282%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ab%5E%285%2F3%29c%2Fa%5E%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ab%5E%285%2F3%29c%2Fa%5E%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = ab^(5/3)c/a^(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply NUM and DEN by a^(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= a^(3/2)b^(5/3)c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The fractions can't be eliminated, unless you use\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^(3/2) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Asqrt%28a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Asqrt%28a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's a different form of fractional exponent. </SPAN>\n" );
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