document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=691274>Question 691274</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please give me some direction in solving a complex expression involving polynomials with negative exponents?  I've placed the specific expression below, and I've been asked to present an answer in which all exponents need to be positive.  I've multiplied the factors involved in both the numerator and denominator, adding and subtracting exponents as needed.  I know it's very lengthy, but--in general, I think I followed the rules correctly.  I ended up with \"i^-46\" in the numerator, so I flipped it into the denominator.  Here's the expression:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(16g^-7h^8i^-21j^0k^9)(h^-5j^-6)^-12(7g^5h^11i^-1k^20)^3/(5g^-7h^14i^-30j^1k^9)(4h^1i^2j^-5k^-4)^-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is my best answer:  878080000g^15h^91j^51k^76/i^46\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Am I even in the neighborhood with my answer?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you so much for your time. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2816g%5E-7h%5E8i%5E-21k%5E9%29%28h%5E60j%5E72%29%28343g%5E15h%5E33i%5E-3k%5E60%29%2F%285g%5E-7h%5E14i%5E-30j%5E1k%5E9%29%28%281%2F256%29h%5E-4i%5E-8j%5E20k%5E16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284096i%5E-24k%5E69%29%28h%5E101j%5E72%29%28343g%5E15%29%2F%285h%5E10i%5E-38j%5E21k%5E25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284096i%5E-24k%5E69%29%28h%5E101j%5E72%29%28343g%5E15%29%2F%285h%5E10i%5E-38j%5E21k%5E25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284096h%5E91i%5E-24k%5E69%29%28j%5E72%29%28343g%5E15%29%2F%285i%5E-38j%5E21k%5E25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284096h%5E91i%5E-24k%5E69%29%28j%5E72%29%28343g%5E15%29%2F%285i%5E-38j%5E21k%5E25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284096h%5E91i%5E14k%5E44%29%28j%5E51%29%28343g%5E15%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284096h%5E91i%5E14k%5E44%29%28j%5E51%29%28343g%5E15%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4096%2A343g%5E15h%5E91i%5E14k%5E44j%5E51%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4096%2A343g%5E15h%5E91i%5E14k%5E44j%5E51%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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