document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32799>Question 32799</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078228948/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How does the problem (3x to the fourth power y to the third power)(4x to the fourth power y) work. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19247 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=19247\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%283x%5E4y%5E3%29%284x%5E4y%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%283x%5E4y%5E3%29%284x%5E4y%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > gives <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+12x%5E8y%5E4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+12x%5E8y%5E4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%283x%5E4y%5E3%29%284x%5E4y%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%283x%5E4y%5E3%29%284x%5E4y%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > means 3xxxxyyy4xxxxy (there is a multiply sign between every term) which is 34xxxxxxxxyyyy which is written in shorthand as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+12x%5E8y%5E4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+12x%5E8y%5E4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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