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document.write( "I know that you have to subtract exponents, but what do I do when the answer would be negative? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also, the instructions tell me to simplify the expression with positive exponents.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Though this expression is right, if we want positive exponents we can bring everything with a negative exponent to the denominator and make the exponents positive by one of our exponent laws. <BR>\n" );
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