document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=267711>Question 267711</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I reduce w^9/w^12?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 1/w^12 = w^(-12):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w^9/w^12 =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w^9*w^(-12) =    (remember (x^a)*(x^b) = x^(a+b))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w^(9-12) =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w^(-3) =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/w^3 </SPAN>\n" );
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