document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=629354>Question 629354</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dear tutor I was wondering on how to find the quotient of my problem but by only using positive exponents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18a^-20/8a^9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am very unsure on what steps to take to solve it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also I need help on this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(w^3)(y^13)/(w^11)(y^6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you and I hope that you can help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #396219 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=396219\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Reduce <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and then subtract the exponents:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-20 - 9 = -29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818a%5E%28-20%29%29%2F%288a%5E9%29+=+%289a%5E%28-29%29%29%2F%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818a%5E%28-20%29%29%2F%288a%5E9%29+=+%289a%5E%28-29%29%29%2F%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then flip the base to make the exponent positive <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%289%29%2F%284a%5E%2829%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%289%29%2F%284a%5E%2829%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818a%5E%28-20%29%29%2F%288a%5E9%29+=+%289%29%2F%284a%5E%2829%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818a%5E%28-20%29%29%2F%288a%5E9%29+=+%289%29%2F%284a%5E%2829%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the corresponding exponents over 'w' to get 3 - 11 = -8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the corresponding exponents over 'y' to get 13 - 6 = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w%5E3%29%28y%5E13%29%29%2F%28%28w%5E11%29%28y%5E6%29%29+=+w%5E%28-8%29y%5E7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w%5E3%29%28y%5E13%29%29%2F%28%28w%5E11%29%28y%5E6%29%29+=+w%5E%28-8%29y%5E7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, flip the base with the negative exponent to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E%28-8%29y%5E7=%28y%5E7%29%2F%28w%5E8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E%28-8%29y%5E7=%28y%5E7%29%2F%28w%5E8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w%5E3%29%28y%5E13%29%29%2F%28%28w%5E11%29%28y%5E6%29%29+=+%28y%5E7%29%2F%28w%5E8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w%5E3%29%28y%5E13%29%29%2F%28%28w%5E11%29%28y%5E6%29%29+=+%28y%5E7%29%2F%28w%5E8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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