document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=233364>Question 233364</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me simplify this expression without negative a exponent?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6a^7b^6c^2/-2a^3b^8c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6a^7b^6c^2/-2a^3b^8c^2 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-6/-2)(a^7/a^3)(b^6/b^8)(c^2/c^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 3*a^4*(1/b^2)(1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 3a^4/b^2<BR>\n" );
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