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document.write( "First of all use these rules:\r\n" );
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document.write( "to determine the sign of the simplified results.\r\n" );
document.write( "The outer exponent is 5, and 5 is ODD so #2 applies \r\n" );
document.write( "here and the final answer will have a negative sign\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next give the b the exponent 1:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now write a negative sign, in keeping with rule #2 above.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then after that negative sign, to remove the parentheses, \r\n" );
document.write( "write each inner base with an exponent which is the inner \r\n" );
document.write( "exponent times the outer exponent 5:\r\n" );
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