document.write( "Question 38610: 
Express the following compound fraction in lowest terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     9r2s\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     7pq2\r\n" );
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document.write( "                    3r3s3\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     14q5
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Express the following compound fraction in lowest terms: \r\n" );
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document.write( "                     9r2s\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     7pq2\r\n" );
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document.write( "                    3r3s3\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     14q5\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write as a division problem:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     9r2s     3r3s3\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     7pq2      14q5\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then we invert the second franction and change\r\n" );
document.write( "the division to multiplication:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     9r2s      14q5\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     7pq2     3r3s3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the tops and bottoms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                      9·14r2sq5\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     7·3pq2r3s3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 7 into the 14 and the 3 into the 9\r\n" );
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document.write( "                      3  2\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     7·3pq2r3s3\r\n" );
document.write( "                     1 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "                       6r2sq5\r\n" );
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document.write( "                      pq2r3s3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Give both the s on top and the p on the bottom exponents of 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "                       6r2s1q5\r\n" );
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document.write( "                      p1q2r3s3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use this rule of division of exponentials with like bases:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract exponents LARGER MINUS SMALLER, and place the result\r\n" );
document.write( "in the numerator or denominator, depending of which contains\r\n" );
document.write( "the larger exponent:\r\n" );
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document.write( "For the r's, the larger exponent is 3, of r3, and it is in the\r\n" );
document.write( "bottom so we subtract the exponents 3-2, getting 1 and we place\r\n" );
document.write( "r1 in the bottom and eliminate r from the top\r\n" );
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document.write( "                       6s1q5\r\n" );
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document.write( "                      p1q2r1s3\r\n" );
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document.write( "For the s's, the larger exponent is 3, of s3, and it is in the\r\n" );
document.write( "bottom so we subtract the exponents 3-1, getting 2 and we place\r\n" );
document.write( "s2 in the bottom and eliminate s from the top:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                        6q5\r\n" );
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document.write( "                      p1q2r1s2\r\n" );
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document.write( "For the q's, the larger exponent is 5, of q5, and it is in the\r\n" );
document.write( "top so we subtract the exponents 5-2, getting 3 and we place\r\n" );
document.write( "q3 in the top and eliminate q from the bottom:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                        6q3\r\n" );
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document.write( "                      p1r1s2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we erase the 1 exponents on the p and r in the bottom:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                        6q3\r\n" );
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document.write( "                       prs2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin\r\n" );
document.write( "AnlytcPhil@aol.com
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