document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118841>Question 118841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> XY^9       -7y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86961 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=86961\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28xy%5E9%29%2F%283y%5E-2%29%29%2A%28%28-7y%29%2F%2821x%5E5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28xy%5E9%29%2F%283y%5E-2%29%29%2A%28%28-7y%29%2F%2821x%5E5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28xy%5E9%29%2A%28-7y%29%29%2F%28%283y%5E-2%29%2A%2821x%5E5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28xy%5E9%29%2A%28-7y%29%29%2F%28%283y%5E-2%29%2A%2821x%5E5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-7xy%5E10%29%2F%2863x%5E5y%5E-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-7xy%5E10%29%2F%2863x%5E5y%5E-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the numerators and denominators by adding the exponents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-1%2F9%29x%5E-4y%5E12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%2F9%29x%5E-4y%5E12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28xy%5E9%29%2F%283y%5E-2%29%29%2A%28%28-7y%29%2F%2821x%5E5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28xy%5E9%29%2F%283y%5E-2%29%29%2A%28%28-7y%29%2F%2821x%5E5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-1%2F9%29x%5E-4y%5E12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%2F9%29x%5E-4y%5E12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28xy%5E9%29%2F%283y%5E-2%29%29%2A%28%28-7y%29%2F%2821x%5E5%29%29=%28-1%2F9%29x%5E-4y%5E12 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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