document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=246773>Question 246773</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify completely with positive exponents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2 b^-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^-4 b^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "b^-3 means  1/b^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^-4 means 1/a^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so that puts all the A's on top and all the B's on bottom.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we have (a^2*a^4)/(b^2*b^3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we add the 2 and 4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and we add the 2 and 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^6/b^5\r<BR>\n" );
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