document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=466733>Question 466733</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^-2 b^0 c^-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^-1 c^3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a^-1 c^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (a^-2/a^-1)(b^0)(c^-1/c^3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (1/a)(1)(1/c^4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 1/[a*c^4]<BR>\n" );
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