document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=63030>Question 63030</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> to divide monomials and simplify expressions with negative exponents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(9ab^-2)^-2/(8a^-2b)^-2*(3a^-2b)^3/(2a^2b^-2)^3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #43914 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><B>Cintchr(481)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><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=43914\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%289ab%5E-2%29%5E-2%2F%288a%5E-2b%29%5E-2%2A%283a%5E-2b%29%5E3%2F%282a%5E2b%5E-2%29%5E3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%289ab%5E-2%29%5E-2%2F%288a%5E-2b%29%5E-2%2A%283a%5E-2b%29%5E3%2F%282a%5E2b%5E-2%29%5E3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Keep in mind that all numbers (without a shown exponent) have an understood exponent of 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "power to power rule: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28x%5Em%29%5En+=+x%5E%28mn%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x%5Em%29%5En+=+x%5E%28mn%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it has a negative exponent ... move to the other side of the fraction and make the exponent positive.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms by adding the exponents of the like variables<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Work the numbers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can multiply and then reduce ... I prefer to reduce first<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply<BR>\n" );
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