document.write( "Question 838175: Can you please help with Negative Indices. I have to simplify and express the answer with positive indices.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #504896 by Edwin McCravy(20055)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "\"%286m%5E4n%29%2F%282n%5E3m%5E6%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide the 2 into the 6 and get 3 on top\r\n" );
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document.write( "The index of m on top minus the index of m on the bottom\r\n" );
document.write( "gives an index of 4-6 or -2 on top\r\n" );
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document.write( "The index of n on top is 1 understood, and the coefficient of\r\n" );
document.write( "n on the bottom is 1 understood\r\n" );
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document.write( "The index of n on top minus the index of n on the bottom is\r\n" );
document.write( "gives an index of 1-3 or -2 on top:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%283m%5E%28-2%29n%5E%28-2%29%29%2F1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We can eliminate the 1 denominator\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3m%5E%28-2%29n%5E%28-2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "By definition we can replace the \"m%5E%28-2%29\" by \"1%2Fm%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%281%2Fm%5E2%29n%5E%28-2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "By definition we can replace the \"n%5E%28-2%29\" by \"1%2Fn%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%281%2Fm%5E2%29%281%2Fn%5E2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the 3 by the \"1%2Fm%5E2\" and get \"3%2Fm%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%283%2Fm%5E2%29%281%2Fn%5E2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the numerators 3×1 = 3\r\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the denominators \"m%5E2%2An%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:  \"3%2F%28m%5E2n%5E2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Note there are many shortcuts and this problem\r\n" );
document.write( "can be done all in one step!\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide the 2 into the 3.\r\n" );
document.write( "Subtract the smaller index of m from the larger index of m, and\r\n" );
document.write( "place the result in the bottom because the larger index is on the bottom.\r\n" );
document.write( "Do the same with the indices of n and write down the answer:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2F%28m%5E2n%5E2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "With that shortcut you don't have to worry about negative indices.\r\n" );
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