document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=48026>Question 48026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify the following algebraic expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^3 y^4 z^-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x^-1 y^3 z^-3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #32131 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bbbluebabybb><B>bbbluebabybb(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bbbluebabybb><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=32131\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your answer would be  x^4yz/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you bring x^-1 to the numerator that would be 3x^3(x^1)y^4z^-2/6y^3z^-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   so simplified it would be 3x^4y^4z^-2/6y^3z^-3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now simplify the z's.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   bring z^-3 to the numerator. And get 3 x^4 y^4 z^-2(z^3) /6y^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Simplified is 3x^4 y^4 z/ 6y^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now y's, bring y^3 to the numerator and get 3x^4 y^4(y^-3) z/ 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Simplified is 3x^4 y z/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now the numbers 3/6 can be simplified to 1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and get  x^4yz<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z^-2(z^3) is z because when multiplying your exponents add or subtract depending on whether a number is negative or positive. In this problem its like (-2+3)= 1 and z^1 is z </SPAN>\n" );
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