document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77979>Question 77979</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ok i have all the multiplying,and dividing fractions that look like this <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        (24r^s^) x (21s)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        ______      ___   = ????                               <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        (3s) ----       (r)  <BR>\n" );
document.write( " And i cant find any sites that will help me with them. also i have dividing a polynomia by a monomial, Whats a monomial?, and solving fractional equations that have to have answers like x=24 or u=3. i am completely stumped and in danger of failing the eight grade. plz help me i really want to go to high school. thank you for you time and plz try your best to help me </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55902 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=55902\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you have something like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2824r%5E2s%5E2%29%2F%283s%29%29%2A%28%2821s%29%2Fr%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2824r%5E2s%5E2%29%2F%283s%29%29%2A%28%2821s%29%2Fr%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > note: I cannot see any exponents over r and s, so I'll assume they are both 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you divide 2 like bases with exponents, you subtract the exponents (ie <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3%2Fx%5E2=x%5E%283-2%29=x%5E1=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3%2Fx%5E2=x%5E%283-2%29=x%5E1=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%288r%5E2s%5E%282-1%29%29%29%2A%28%2821s%29%2Fr%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%288r%5E2s%5E%282-1%29%29%29%2A%28%2821s%29%2Fr%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide the common bases (24/3=8) and subtract the exponents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you multiply common bases, you add the exponents (ie <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3%2Ax%5E2=x%5E%283%2B2%29=x%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3%2Ax%5E2=x%5E%283%2B2%29=x%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28168r%5E2s%5E%281%2B1%29%29%2Fr ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28168r%5E2s%5E%281%2B1%29%29%2Fr\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=168r%2As%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"168r%2As%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > So this is the simplified answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Whenever you say <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%5E2%2B5x%29%2F%285x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%5E2%2B5x%29%2F%285x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > you are dividing a polynomial (poly-many nomial-name) over a monomial (mono-one, nomial-name). In a sense these are monomials:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x,5x,2xy,10,etc \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Basically any terms that are alone are monomials(they have 1 term); where multiple terms that are added or subtracted are polynomials (they have many terms):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "polynomials - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B5x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B5x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2%2B6x%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2%2B6x%2B7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,etc\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure what you mean by this \"and solving fractional equations that have to have answers like x=24 or u=3\" </SPAN>\n" );
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