document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=330319>Question 330319</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-4x^3) (-2x^-5) (1/16x) It just says to simplify and I am so lost please help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #236756 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=236756\">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=%28-4x%5E3%29%28-2x%5E-5%29%281%2F16x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-4x%5E3%29%28-2x%5E-5%29%281%2F16x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-4x%5E3%29%28-2%281%2Fx%5E5%29%29%281%2F16x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-4x%5E3%29%28-2%281%2Fx%5E5%29%29%281%2F16x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-4x%5E3%29%28-2%2Fx%5E5%29%281%2F16x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-4x%5E3%29%28-2%2Fx%5E5%29%281%2F16x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply -2 and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%2Fx%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%2Fx%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-4x%5E3%29%2A%28-2%29%2A%281%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E5%29%2816x%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-4x%5E3%29%2A%28-2%29%2A%281%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E5%29%2816x%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288x%5E3%29%2F%28%28x%5E5%29%2816x%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288x%5E3%29%2F%28%28x%5E5%29%2816x%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4x%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4x%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, -2 and 1 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288x%5E3%29%2F%2816x%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288x%5E3%29%2F%2816x%5E6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16x%5E%285%2B1%29=16x%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16x%5E%285%2B1%29=16x%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E3%29%2F%282x%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E3%29%2F%282x%5E6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%2F%282x%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%2F%282x%5E6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Ax%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Ax%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%2F%282x%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%2F%282x%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28highlight%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%29%2F%282%2Ahighlight%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28highlight%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%29%2F%282%2Ahighlight%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%29%2F%282%2Across%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28cross%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%29%2F%282%2Across%28x%2Ax%2Ax%29%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%282x%2Ax%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%282x%2Ax%2Ax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%282x%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%282x%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply out <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Ax%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Ax%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-4x%5E3%29%28-2x%5E-5%29%281%2F16x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-4x%5E3%29%28-2x%5E-5%29%281%2F16x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%282x%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%282x%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-4x%5E3%29%28-2x%5E-5%29%281%2F16x%29=1%2F%282x%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-4x%5E3%29%28-2x%5E-5%29%281%2F16x%29=1%2F%282x%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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