document.write( "Question 68308: Please help me reduce this equation: $\"-96W%5E4L%5E8M%5E2%2F-24M%5E2W%5E2L%5E6+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #48595 by rmromero(383) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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For all real numbers a, a is not equal to 0, and for all positive integers m
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\n" ); document.write( "If m > n then $\"+a%5Em%2Fa%5En\"$ = $\"+a%5E%28m-n%29\"$ If m < n then $\"+a%5Em%2Fa%5En\"$ = $\"+1%2F%28a%5E%28n-m%29%29\"$ If m = n then $\"+a%5Em%2Fa%5En\"$ = $\"a%5E0\"$ = 1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-96%29W%5E4L%5E8M%5E2%2F-24M%5E2W%5E2L%5E6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Write the constant as $\"-96%2F-24\"$ then look at the variables.
\n" ); document.write( "The variable W, 4 > 2 so we are going to rewrite it as $\"W%5E%284-2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The Variable L, 8 > 6 so we have $\"L%5E%288-6%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The Variable M, 2 = 2 so we have $\"M%5E0\"$ which is equal to 1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Restate the expression\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28-96%29W%5E%284-2%29L%5E%288-6%29%281%29%2F-24\"$ simplify \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore our answer is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4W%5E2L%5E2\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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