document.write( "Question 91520This question is from textbook algebra and trigonometry
\n" ); document.write( ": i dont understand how to do this problem!! it involves letters and numbers being the exponent can someone help me out?? a^2m b^m+1 /(over) a^m b \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #66461 by Earlsdon(6294)\"\" \"About 
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The key to simplifying this kind of expression is to recall that when multiplying bases with exponents, you add the exponents and when dividing bases with exponents, you subtract exponents.
\n" ); document.write( "Here's an example or two:
\n" ); document.write( "Multiplying bases with exponents:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%5E2%29%283%5E4%29+=+3%5E%28%282%2B4%29%29\" = \"3%5E6\" Here, the 3 is the base.
\n" ); document.write( "Dividing bases with exponents:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%285%5E4%29%2F%285%5E3%29+=+5%5E%28%284-3%29%29\" = \"5%5E1+=+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now let's apply this to your problem:
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E%282m%29b%5E%28%28m%2B1%29%29%2F%28a%5Em%2Ab%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Let's look at the base a first:
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E%282m%29%2Fa%5Em+=+a%5E%28%282m-m%29%29\" = \"a%5Em\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now for the base b:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28b%5E%28%28m%2B1%29%29%29%2Fb\" Remember that the exponent in \"b\" is 1, so you have:
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E%28%28m%2B1%29%29%2Fb+=+b%5E%28%28m%2B1-1%29%29\" = \"b%5Em\"
\n" ); document.write( "Putting it all together, you get:
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E%282m%29b%5E%28%28m%2B1%29%29%2F%28a%5Em%2Ab%29+=+a%5Em%2Ab%5Em\" \n" ); document.write( "
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