document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=785301>Question 785301</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem says'Simplify each expression, use only positive exponents' <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2r^-1^s^2^t^0^)^-2^<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ^ sign represents the exponents for example ^3^ is an exponent in the problem. the exponent -2 is at the end of the parenthesis in the numerator ONLY. Please help. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #477505 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=477505\">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=%282r%5E%28-1%29s%5E2t%5E0%29%5E%28-2%29%2F2rs ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282r%5E%28-1%29s%5E2t%5E0%29%5E%28-2%29%2F2rs\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282r%5E%28-1%29s%5E2t%5E0%29%5E%28-2%29%2F2rs=%282r%5E%28-1%29s%5E2%2A1%29%5E%28-2%29%2F2rs=%282r%5E%28-1%29s%5E2%29%5E%28-2%29%2F2rs ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When a parenthesis has an exponent outside, that exponent is multiplied times each of the exponents inside the parenthesis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(If something inside the parenthesis does not show an exponent, it counts as having 1 for an exponent).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282r%5E%28-1%29s%5E2%29%5E%28-2%29%2F2rs=2%5E%28-2%29r%5E%28%28-1%29%28-2%29%29s%5E%282%2A%28-2%29%29%2F2rs=2%5E%28-2%29r%5E2s%5E%28-4%29%2F2rs ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying times a power is the same as dividing by a power with the exponent sign changed, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "instead of multiplying times <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can divide by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "instead of multiplying times <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%5E%28-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%5E%28-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can divide by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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