document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=948613>Question 948613</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fill in the blank to make equivalent rational expressions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8/3x^5 = ?/3x^7   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Trying to solve for the question mark. Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #579028 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=579028\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8/3x^5 = ?/3x^7 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cross multiply to get 8 * 3x^7 = ? * 3x^5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 3x^5 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(8 * 3x^7) / (3x^5) = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 8 * x^2 = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that' your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "? = 8x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 * 3x^7 = 8x^2 * 3x^5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 * 3x^7 is equal to 24x^7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x^2 * 3x^5 is equal to 24x^7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "both sides of the equation are equal to each other confirming that ? = 8x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note that 8 * 3x^7 / 3x^5 is equal to 8 * 3/3 * x^7/x^5 which is equal to 8 * 1 * x^(7-5) which is equal to 8 * x^2 which is equal to 8x^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note also that 8x^2 * 3x^5 is equal to 8 * 3 * x^2 * x^5 which is equal to 24 * x^(2+5) which is equal to 24 * x^7 which is equal to 24x^7.\r<BR>\n" );
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