document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1010179>Question 1010179</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288x%5E6y%5E6%2F4x%5E3y%5E12%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288x%5E6y%5E6%2F4x%5E3y%5E12%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. I have tried subtracting the exponents, but I'm not sure how to get rid of a negative exponent on the denomenator. Please help!! Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #625644 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=625644\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the variable with the negative exponent is in the numerator, then place it in the denominator and make the exponent positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the variable with the negative exponent is in the denominator, then place it in the numnerator and make the exponent positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%288+%2A+x%5E6+%2A+y%5E6%29+%2F+%284+%2A+x%5E3+%2A+y%5E12%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%288+%2A+x%5E6+%2A+y%5E6%29+%2F+%284+%2A+x%5E3+%2A+y%5E12%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is equivalent to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%288%2F4%29+%2A+%28x%5E6%29%2F%28x%5E3%29+%2A+%28y%5E6%29%2F%28y%5E12%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%288%2F4%29+%2A+%28x%5E6%29%2F%28x%5E3%29+%2A+%28y%5E6%29%2F%28y%5E12%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify using the law of exponents that says that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5Ea%29%2F%28x%5Eb%29+=+x%5E%28a-b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5Ea%29%2F%28x%5Eb%29+=+x%5E%28a-b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the law of exponents that says that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%28-a%29+=+1%2Fx%5Ea ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E%28-a%29+=+1%2Fx%5Ea\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2Ax%5E3%2Fy%5E6%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2Ax%5E3%2Fy%5E6%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2Ax%5E3%2Fy%5E6%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2Ax%5E3%2Fy%5E6%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%5E2%2A%28x%5E3%29%5E2%29%2F%28y%5E6%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5E2%2A%28x%5E3%29%5E2%29%2F%28y%5E6%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Ax%5E6%2Fy%5E12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Ax%5E6%2Fy%5E12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the other law of exponents that is used is:\r<BR>\n" );
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