document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39124>Question 39124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a^-7/a^-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "write the equation with a negative exponent, write the equation with a positive exponent. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a^-7/a^-5 = a^(-2) = 1 / a^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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