document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32989>Question 32989</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0939798425/algebrahomeworkh>Saxon Algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2/y^2-3x^2y^-2+4x^-3x^5y^-2-8y^-2/x^-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried this several times and keep getting -6x^2/y^2 but the answer is supposed to be -6x^2y^-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why does Saxon bring the y^2 up and make it a negative exponent?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for helping me understand this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rebecca </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19519 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=19519\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They seem to want to have an expression with no denominator, that is all.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Other people would prefer to have an expression with no negative powers, and so would keep the denominator of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Just depends what the question asked for specifically:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Bring every term up to the numerator\" or \"leave all exponents as positives\" etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the question didn't specify, then the book authors are just doing what they want to... either version is correct though mathematically.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jon.<BR>\n" );
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