document.write( "Question 58295: I am confused how to solve (-12z^4y^2)/ (-2z^10y^3)
\n" ); document.write( "I set it up like you would long division but it does not look right to me. Also do decending powers of z and y apply here? ( do I have to add 0z^9, Oz^8 etc. in order to solve this problem?)
\n" ); document.write( "My teacher makes these questions up so there is no book reference. This is for our chapter review. Thank you in advance for showing me how to go about tackling this problem. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "I am confused how to solve (-12z^4y^2)/ (-2z^10y^3)\r\n" );
document.write( "I set it up like you would long division but it does not look right to me.\r\n" );
document.write( "Also do decending powers of z and y apply here? ( do I have to add 0z^9,\r\n" );
document.write( "Oz^8 etc. in order to solve this problem?)\r\n" );
document.write( "My teacher makes these questions up so there is no book reference. This is \r\n" );
document.write( "for our chapter review. Thank you in advance for showing me how to go about\r\n" );
document.write( "tackling this problem.\r\n" );
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document.write( "No we don't use long division when there is only one term to divide by.\r\n" );
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document.write( " -12z4y2\r\n" );
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document.write( " -2z10y3\r\n" );
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document.write( "The GCF of the numerator and denominator is -2z4y2. So\r\n" );
document.write( "factor it out of the top and the bottom:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  -2z4y2(6)\r\n" );
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document.write( " -2z4y2(z6y)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now cancel the LCD's\r\n" );
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document.write( "     1\r\n" );
document.write( "  -2z4y2(6)\r\n" );
document.write( "-------------\r\n" );
document.write( " -2z4y2(z6y)\r\n" );
document.write( "    1\r\n" );
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document.write( "  6\r\n" );
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document.write( " z6y\r\n" );
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