document.write( "Question 902996: what is the solution for w to the 3rd power y to the 13th power over w to the 11thpower y to the 6th \n" ); document.write( "
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what is the solution for w to the 3rd power y to the 13th power over w to the 11thpower y to the 6th
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document.write( "Rule for when a factor of the numerator has the same \r\n" );
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document.write( "1. Subtract the exponents (larger minus smaller). \r\n" );
document.write( "2. put the resulting exponent in the numerator or denominator, \r\n" );
document.write( "depending on which place the larger exponent was before.\r\n" );
document.write( "3. eliminate the factor where the smaller exponent was located.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28w%5E3y%5E13%29%2F%28w%5E11y%5E6%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We notice that w has a larger exponent in the denominator than\r\n" );
document.write( "it has in the numerator.\r\n" );
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document.write( "We subtract the exponents (larger minus smaller) 11-3=8 and\r\n" );
document.write( "we put \"w%5E8\" in the denominator, for that's where the larger\r\n" );
document.write( "exponent of w was.\r\n" );
document.write( "We eliminate the w from the numerator.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"y%5E13%2F%28w%5E8y%5E6%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We also notice that y has a larger exponent in the numerator than\r\n" );
document.write( "it has in the denominator.\r\n" );
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document.write( "We subtract the exponents (larger minus smaller) 13-6=7 and so\r\n" );
document.write( "we put \"y%5E7\" in the numerator for that's where the larger\r\n" );
document.write( "exponent of y was.\r\n" );
document.write( "We eliminate the y from the denominator\r\n" );
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document.write( "Final answer:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"y%5E7%2Fw%5E8\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We could have done both those in one step.\r\n" );
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