document.write( "Question 105028: Simplify the expression. Write the answer with positive exponents only.\r
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(m^4)-3/(m^-2)4
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\n" ); document.write( "Assume you mean:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28m%5E4%29%5E-3%29%2F%28%28m%5E-2%29%5E4%29\"$ = $\"%28m%5E-12%29%2F%28m%5E-8%29\"$ ; exponents are multiplied
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2F%28m%5E%28%28-8%2B12%29%29%29\"$ = $\"1%2Fm%5E4\"$ ; combine the exponents where they result in a positive
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\n" ); document.write( "Do you understand that you subtract the exponents to divide, but subtracting a neg exponents results in adding it? \n" ); document.write( "

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