document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=601808>Question 601808</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I solve the following problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X^-2-Y^-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X^-1+Y^-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I understand the first step is to change each varible into a fraction because of the negative exponent. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #380015 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=w_parminder><B>w_parminder(53)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=w_parminder><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=w_parminder><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=380015\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think the question is to simplify \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now using your first step. we get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Taking the LCM of Numerator & Denominator separately, we get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i.e.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i.e.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28Y-X%29%28Y%2BX%29%2AX%2AY%29%2F%28X%5E2%2AY%5E2%2A%28Y%2BX%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28Y-X%29%28Y%2BX%29%2AX%2AY%29%2F%28X%5E2%2AY%5E2%2A%28Y%2BX%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  [Using identity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29=%28a%2Bb%29%28a-b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29=%28a%2Bb%29%28a-b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i.e.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28Y-X%29%2F%28X%2AY%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28Y-X%29%2F%28X%2AY%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the required solution, but It can further be written as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i.e.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OR<BR>\n" );
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