document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=619452>Question 619452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok I'm trying to help my little brother and I can not remember if the expression is say (2a/3b) to the power of 2  and we need to simplify the expression can we put a&b together so (.66ab) power of 2? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #389660 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=389660\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can do 2/3 = 0.66, but you cannot divide a/b to get ab. Here's how you do this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282a%29%2F%283b%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282a%29%2F%283b%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284a%5E2%29%2F%289b%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284a%5E2%29%2F%289b%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282a%29%2F%283b%29%29%5E2=%284a%5E2%29%2F%289b%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282a%29%2F%283b%29%29%5E2=%284a%5E2%29%2F%289b%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for all values of 'a' and 'b' where b is not zero. </SPAN>\n" );
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