document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317821>Question 317821</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #227595 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=itiffydn><B>itiffydn(3)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=itiffydn><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=227595\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286x%5E7%2F2x%5E2%29%5E-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286x%5E7%2F2x%5E2%29%5E-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are many ways to simplify this. I think it would be easier to simplify the inside fraction first, as then you would be working with smaller numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember, you simplify numbers separate from pronumerals. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%5E7%2Fx%5E2%29%5E-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%5E7%2Fx%5E2%29%5E-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that when you cancel out the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the answer is 1, not 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A negative indice means you find the reciprocal of the fraction. In other words, to remove the negative from the indice, flip the fraction.<BR>\n" );
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