document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37553>Question 37553</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131411160/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Another problem just like the last one I couldn't figure out <BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x^-7y^-2/4x^5y^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23178 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23178\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remember that negative exponents on the top are positive exponents on the bottom...so starting from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16(x^-7)(y^-2) / 4(x^5)(y^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we will move the negative exponents to the bottom and combine, yielding<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 / (x^12)(y^4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "notice we reduced the coefficients too... </SPAN>\n" );
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