document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=614822>Question 614822</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2^-1 exponent - 2^-2 exponent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     divided by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       2^-3exponent\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would someone kindly help me with this problem?  I hope I keyed it in ok.. I was not sure how to key the exponents. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #386809 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=386809\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%5E-1+-+2%5E-2%29%2F%282%5E-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5E-1+-+2%5E-2%29%2F%282%5E-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "rewrite it with two denominators<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " subtract exponents when you divide like terms (this changes the signs of ^-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2^2 - 2^1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 - 2 = 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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