document.write( "Question 888730: How do I solve (-x)^3 y^3/x^3y^6
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Algebra.Com's Answer #537618 by Edwin McCravy(20060) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Oh, he's being a butt. We use the word \"solve\" only for equations\r\n" );
document.write( "and inequalities.   When there is no equal sign \"=\", or \"<\", \">\",\r\n" );
document.write( "\"<\", or \">\", we say \"Simplify\", not \"Solve\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "It's SIMPLIFY an EXPRESSION and SOLVE an EQUALITY or INEQUALITY.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Anyway it's clear that you wanted to SIMPLIFY the expression:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that ,\r\n" );
document.write( "because a negative times a negative times a negative is a negative.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the exponents of the y's, larger minus smaller, and put\r\n" );
document.write( "the result  on the bottom because the larger power \r\n" );
document.write( "was on the bottom. You have to show the 1 understood in the numerator,\r\n" );
document.write( "so we have:\r\n" );
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