document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=862910>Question 862910</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) b^(-1) + d^(-1) / (b)^(-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help me out? Thanks so much in advance:) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #520047 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39625)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=520047\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Exactly as shown as text, the expression is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E%28-1%29+%2B+d%5E%28-1%29+%2F+%28b%29%5E%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E%28-1%29+%2B+d%5E%28-1%29+%2F+%28b%29%5E%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any number raised to negative one power works this way:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yours becomes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28d%2Fd%29%281%2Fb%29%2B%28b%2Fb%29%28b%2Fd%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28d%2Fd%29%281%2Fb%29%2B%28b%2Fb%29%28b%2Fd%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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