document.write( "Question 257755: Help! All this stuff is so confusing! I have tried looking on every website on the internet and still cannot get it!
\n" ); document.write( "11x^3/9q^2 * 81q^5/121x
\n" ); document.write( "Help..this rational stuff does not make sense to me! \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #189638 by checkley77(12844)\"\" \"About 
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Don't let the powers in the numerator & denominator confuse you.
\n" ); document.write( "Break the fractions down into manageable fractions.
\n" ); document.write( "Start with the x terms:
\n" ); document.write( "(11x^3/9q^2)(81q^5/121x)
\n" ); document.write( "11x^3/121x Factor out the common value 11
\n" ); document.write( "x^3/11x Now subtract the power in the denominator from the power in the numerator.
\n" ); document.write( "x^3+x^-1=x^(3-1)=X^2
\n" ); document.write( "Thus we have x^2/11
\n" ); document.write( "Now for the q fraction
\n" ); document.write( "81q^5/9q^2 Factor out the value 9
\n" ); document.write( "9q^5/q^2 Now again subtract the power of the denominator from the power in the numerator.
\n" ); document.write( "q^5+q^(-2)=q^(5-2)=q^3
\n" ); document.write( "Thus we have 9q^3
\n" ); document.write( "The answer is:
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