document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53752>Question 53752</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073268620/algebrahomeworkh>Elementary and Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ive been stuck on this problem for almost 2 weeks now. I just cannot seem to find an example related enough to convince me that I am doing this correctly. Can you please help me? The problem is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^2y^-3z)^1/2 / x^1/2yz^-1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer Ive come to is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x1/y^3/2z^1/2  / x^1/2y1/z^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "am I even close??  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #35992 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=35992\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's see, you want to simplify:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's do the numerator first: Multiply every exponent inside the parentheses by the exponent outside the parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2y%5E%28-3%29z%29%5E%281%2F2%29+=+xy%5E%28-3%2F2%29z%5E%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2y%5E%28-3%29z%29%5E%281%2F2%29+=+xy%5E%28-3%2F2%29z%5E%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, now we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28xy%5E%28-3%2F2%29z%5E%281%2F2%29%29%2F%28x%5E%281%2F2%29yz%5E%28-1%2F2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28xy%5E%28-3%2F2%29z%5E%281%2F2%29%29%2F%28x%5E%281%2F2%29yz%5E%28-1%2F2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Move factors in the numerator with negative exponents down to the denominator to make the exponents positive and factors in the denominator with negative exponents up to the numerator to make the exponents positive.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28xz%5E%281%2F2%29z%5E%281%2F2%29%29%2F%28x%5E%281%2F2%29yy%5E%283%2F2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28xz%5E%281%2F2%29z%5E%281%2F2%29%29%2F%28x%5E%281%2F2%29yy%5E%283%2F2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now simplify this.<BR>\n" );
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