document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=753212>Question 753212</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain why (10a)^2 is not in simplest form </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #470235 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><B>tommyt3rd(5050)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tommyt3rd><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=470235\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplest form is a convention we follow in math. It means what it says - the most basic way an expression can be written. In this case the number can be written as 100 which is considered a simpler form than factored as 10^2...and so on   <BR>\n" );
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