document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=237802>Question 237802</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need to know how to simplify the following\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "56x(5th power)y(7th power)z(3rd power)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42x(8th power)y(5th power)z(3rd power) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #174826 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=174826\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{56x^5y^7z^3}{42x^8y^5z^3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "56 is 4 times 14 and 42 is 3 times 14.  There are 5 factors of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> in the numerator and 8 factors of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> in the denominator -- eliminate the 5 factors of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> in the numerator and all but 3 of them in the denominator.  There are 7 factors of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\"> in the numerator, and 5 in the denominator.  Eliminate all of them in the denominator and all but 2 of them in the numerator.  Finally there are 3 factors of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large z\"> in each of the numerator and denominator.  They can all go away. So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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