document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11497>Question 11497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-12c^4)(-1/2c^5) (-2c^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me solve this problem. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5948 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=5948\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-12c%5E4%29%28-%281%2F2%29c%5E5%29%28-2c%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-12c%5E4%29%28-%281%2F2%29c%5E5%29%28-2c%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the numbers:(-12)(-1/2)(-2) = -12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, add the exponents since the base (c) is the same in all of the factors.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28c%5E4%29%28c%5E5%29%28c%5E2%29+=+c%5E%284%2B5%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28c%5E4%29%28c%5E5%29%28c%5E2%29+=+c%5E%284%2B5%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12c%5E11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12c%5E11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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