document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657400>Question 657400</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-2a^0)^3 / 2a^-4*a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i get -4a^4/a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i think answer is -4a^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "why?  what happened to the a in the denominator </SPAN>\n" );
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