document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43119>Question 43119</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073016020/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> okay  I'm confused, as usual...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m^8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m^13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This should read m^8 over 9 divided by m^13 over 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much.... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28142 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=28142\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We need to invert the denominator and then multiply, so we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m^8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m^13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(m^8 / 9) * ( 18 / m^13) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 / m^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when the 9 and m^8 cancel... </SPAN>\n" );
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