document.write( "Question 54285: Simplify the following expression. Give your answer using only positive values for the exponents.
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$\"+%282x%5E-3%29%5E4%283x%5E5%29%5E-2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Begin with your Power to power ... and deal with the exponents on the outside.
\n" ); document.write( "Don't forget the Coefficients get the exponents too.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%282%5E4x%5E-12%29%283%5E-2x%5E-10%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Remember that anything over 1 is equal to itself.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28%282%5E4x%5E-12%29%2F1%29%28%283%5E-2x%5E-10%29%2F1%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Anything that has a negative exponent, move it to the other side of the fraction and make the exponent positive.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28%282%5E4%29%2F%28x%5E12%29%29%28%281%29%2F%283%5E2x%5E10%29%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Work the Coefficients
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28%2816%29%2F%28x%5E12%29%29%28%281%29%2F%289x%5E10%29%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply the fractions
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%2816%29%2F%289x%5E22%29+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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