document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=404637>Question 404637</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i find the quotient assuming that all variables appearing as exponents represent integers. (this is a division problem set up like a fraction)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  16x^5a+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  4x^a-6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^5a^2+1-6 (i think) solved as 4x^5a^2-5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #285962 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=285962\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the future please<ul><li>Post fractions in the form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(numerator)/(denominator)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that the numerator and denominator are in parentheses. Posting a fraction as you did often makes it unreadable.</li><li>Put parentheses aound any exponent that is not just a single number or simple variable. (When in doubt use parentheses.)</li></ul><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am guess that the expression is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2816x%5E%285a%2B1%29%29%2F%284x%5E%28a-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2816x%5E%285a%2B1%29%29%2F%284x%5E%28a-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I am wrong it is because you posted the problem in such a way that I was unable to even guess the right problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 16 divided by 4 is easy. Dividing the x's is a little more difficult. The rule for exponents when dividing is to subtract the exponents. So we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E%28%285a%2B1%29-%28a-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E%28%285a%2B1%29-%28a-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting the exponents (carefully) we get:<BR>\n" );
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