document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262392>Question 262392</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write with positive exponents (3^-2 a^-2 b^5)over (c^-3 d^-4). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193312 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=193312\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's break this up:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%5E%28-4%29=1%2Fd%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%5E%28-4%29=1%2Fd%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%28-2%29a%5E%28-2%29b%5E5=%281%2F9%29%281%2Fa%5E2%29b%5E5=%28b%5E5%29%2F%289a%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%28-2%29a%5E%28-2%29b%5E5=%281%2F9%29%281%2Fa%5E2%29b%5E5=%28b%5E5%29%2F%289a%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E%28-3%29d%5E%28-4%29=%281%2Fc%5E3%29%281%2Fd%5E4%29=1%2F%28c%5E3d%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E%28-3%29d%5E%28-4%29=%281%2Fc%5E3%29%281%2Fd%5E4%29=1%2F%28c%5E3d%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Altogether, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%5E%28-2%29a%5E%28-2%29b%5E5%29%2F%28c%5E%28-3%29d%5E%28-4%29%29=%28%28b%5E5%29%2F%289a%5E2%29%29%2F%281%2F%28c%5E3d%5E4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now multiply by the reciprocal of the second fraction and simplify to get the final answer of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28b%5E5c%5E3d%5E4%29%2F%289a%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28b%5E5c%5E3d%5E4%29%2F%289a%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%5E%28-2%29a%5E%28-2%29b%5E5%29%2F%28c%5E%28-3%29d%5E%28-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%5E%28-2%29a%5E%28-2%29b%5E5%29%2F%28c%5E%28-3%29d%5E%28-4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28b%5E5c%5E3d%5E4%29%2F%289a%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28b%5E5c%5E3d%5E4%29%2F%289a%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where none of the variables can be equal to zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%5E%28-2%29a%5E%28-2%29b%5E5%29%2F%28c%5E%28-3%29d%5E%28-4%29%29=%28b%5E5c%5E3d%5E4%29%2F%289a%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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