document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=93097>Question 93097</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify the expression. Assume that the vaiables in the denominator are non-zero. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4/xy^2) -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is hard to type but it looked like a fraction in big parenthesis as 4 over xy to the -3 power. Thanks so much!!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #67732 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=67732\">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=%284%2Fxy%5E2%29%5E+-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2Fxy%5E2%29%5E+-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%5E-3%2Fx%5E-3y%5E%282%2A-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%5E-3%2Fx%5E-3y%5E%282%2A-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > [distribute the (-3) power to all of the terms within the parathesis]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E3y%5E6%2F4%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E3y%5E6%2F4%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > [flip terms with negative exponents.  this will cause the exponents to become positive]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E3y%5E6%2F64%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E3y%5E6%2F64%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  [simplify] </SPAN>\n" );
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