document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129049>Question 1129049</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify the complex fraction. Assume no division by 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^-3 - 3x^-4) divided by (3x^-3 - 9x^-4) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #745673 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13209)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=745673\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two responses you have received before mine both give the right answer, after a lot of work.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Expressions like this are simplified far more easily by multiplying numerator and denominator by an appropriate power of the variable to eliminate the negative exponents.<br><BR>\n" );
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