document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=292384>Question 292384</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -1/5)x to the -1/5 times x to the -1/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what i tried:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x to the 1/5 times 1/x to the 1/4 = 1/x to the 1/20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer is supposed to be 1/x to the 9/20 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #211200 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Deina><B>Deina(147)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Deina><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=Deina><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=211200\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Check how you're inputing the problem. make sure that the <b>entire exponent</b> is used\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It looks like you keyed it in as  x^(-1)/5 * x^(-1)/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which gives you <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5E%28-1%29%2F5+%2A+x%5E%28-1%29%2F4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5E%28-1%29%2F5+%2A+x%5E%28-1%29%2F4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the wrong answer. <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Key it in as: x^(-1/5) * x^(-1/4) which will give you the correct form<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5E%28-1%2F5%29+%2A+x%5E%28-1%2F4%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5E%28-1%2F5%29+%2A+x%5E%28-1%2F4%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and bob's your uncle!<BR>\n" );
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