document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67015>Question 67015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a to the 10 power divided by a to the 7 power\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do i solve this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #47663 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=47663\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a to the 10 power divided by a to the 7 power\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do i solve this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^10=a*a*a*a*a*a*a*a*a*a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^7= a*a*a*a*a*a*a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can start cancelling a's and when we are finished, we will have a*a*a in the numerator so our answer is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----=a^(10-7)=a^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you divide, you subtract exponents.  When you multiply, you add them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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