document.write( "Question 889421: What is (6m^4*n)/(2n^3*m^6)? Its got something to do with negative indices cuz the book says so, but I don't see anything...? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The other answer given is incorrect.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Think of it this way and you don't have to deal with negative exponents:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write 6 as 2×3\r\n" );
document.write( "Write m4 as m×m×m×m\r\n" );
document.write( "Write n3 as n×n×n\r\n" );
document.write( "Write m6 as m×m×m×m×m×m\r\n" );
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document.write( "The shortcut rule is: \r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the exponents of like bases, largest minus smallest, and put\r\n" );
document.write( "the result in the numerator or denominator depending on where the\r\n" );
document.write( "larger exponent was.  In this case the larger exponents of both letters\r\n" );
document.write( "were in the denominator, so when you subtract the exponents 3-1=2 and \r\n" );
document.write( "6-4=2, you put both 2 exponents of n and m in the denominator.\r\n" );
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