document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=9044>Question 9044</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4^-1x^2y^-3/6^-1x^-1y^2 simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got 3x^3/2y^5  or  1x^3/2y^5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How far off am I? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4897 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=4897\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> phew...learn to use brackets please :-)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i shall re-write each term per line, so you can see what i have done:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Right, that has re-arranged all the negative powers. Now to simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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