document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73491>Question 73491</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0495188891/algebrahomeworkh>Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have already worked this problem, but think I got confused and mixed up a couple of steps.  Could you please provide me with the proper steps so I can evaluate my original work and see what I did wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and evaluate:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x^-6y^-4z^0/3^-2x^-2y^-8z^5)^3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282x%5E%28-6%29y%5E%28-4%29z%5E0%29%2F%283%5E%28-2%29x%5E%28-2%29y%5E%28-8%29z%5E5%29%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > First, make all of the negative exponents positive by moving them down or up, as appropriate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%2A3%5E2x%5E2y%5E8z%5E0%29%2F%28x%5E6y%5E4z%5E5%29%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282%2A3%5E2x%5E2y%5E8z%5E0%29%2F%28x%5E6y%5E4z%5E5%29%29%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z%5E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z%5E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with 1 and cancel factors in the numerator and denominator where appropriate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2818y%5E4%29%2F%28x%5E4z%5E5%29%29%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2818y%5E4%29%2F%28x%5E4z%5E5%29%29%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now we'll cube every thing.<BR>\n" );
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