document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391491>Question 391491</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a and b are real numbers and n is a positive integer, write a simplified expression for the product of a to the negative n power times b to the zero power that contains only positive exponents.  Explain your answer.  HELP!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #277835 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><B>jsmallt9(3758)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><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=277835\">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=a%5E%28-n%29%2Ab%5E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%28-n%29%2Ab%5E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Any number, except zero, raised to the zero power is always a 1. So as long as \"b\" in not zero, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E0+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E0+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the expression becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%28-n%29%2A1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%28-n%29%2A1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which simplifies to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%28-n%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%28-n%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%28-n%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%28-n%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > means the reciprocal of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this expression can be rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fa%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fa%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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