document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253804>Question 253804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i need to simplify the expression -18a^6b^-1/3a^6b  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "[-18a^6b^-1]/[3a^6b]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (-18/3)(a^6/a^6)(b^-1/b)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (-6)(1)(1/b^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -6/b^2<BR>\n" );
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