document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257873>Question 257873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help me solve this equation : (-8)^2c^0/5^-1cd^0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #189755 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=189755\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is not an equation. There is no equal sign. Nothing is equated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am assuming that everything before / is the numerator and everything after is the denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fortunately, this expression can be reduced. Any number to a power of 0 is 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((-8)^2c^0)/(5^-1cd^0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It reduces to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((-8)^2*1)/(1/5*1c)=320/c<BR>\n" );
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