document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=270937>Question 270937</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6x^7y^5/3x^-1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #198509 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JenniferTutors><B>JenniferTutors(83)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JenniferTutors><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=JenniferTutors><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=198509\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E7y%5E5%2F3x%5E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E7y%5E5%2F3x%5E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First you cannot have a negative exponent in an equation, so on the denominator: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Move the x to the numerator to make it positive. You would only take the x and not the 3 because it is attached to the exponent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It would look as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E8y%5E5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E8y%5E5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how the exponents increased from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next you can simplify that 3 goes into 6 twice so you're left with a 1 on the denominator:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E8y%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E8y%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Left with your answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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