document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=548289>Question 548289</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So I have a question i'm doing pre-algebra and i'm having a little trouble so the question is 3m over 15m to the third power and in my book it says something like take the top variable subtracted (-) by the bottom variable and usually if its like m we just make it m to the first power but in the book it shows the bottom number (15) as a one (1) well the problem in the book is 5 to the 6th power over 5 to the 8th power and it takes 6-8 and gets -2 so its 5 to the -2nd power over 5 and it changes it to 1 over 5 to the 2nd power and i'm not sure if everyone of the bottom numbers should be changed to 1 or not so yea I tried it and i'm confused and I did all of the other ones and I think I got them right but i'm just stumped by this one and I've tried and tried but i'm stuck so yea please help me.  Wow that was a really long run on sentence but yea thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #356869 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><B>mathie123(224)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><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=356869\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay I think what you are asking is to simplify<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have an exponent rule that says something like this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So all we are doing is using this and a few other tricks <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can be broken up as follows<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now 3/15=1/5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28m%2Fm%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28m%2Fm%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is just <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28m%5E1%2Fm%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28m%5E1%2Fm%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and using the rule above this is just <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5E%281-3%29=m%5E%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5E%281-3%29=m%5E%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So from<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we get <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28m%5E%28-2%29%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28m%5E%28-2%29%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We could also use the rule <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to write our answer as <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hopefully this helps, please let me know if you are unsure:) <BR>\n" );
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