document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=120307>Question 120307</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify and Evaluate:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^3y^-4z^0/5x^6y^8)^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^9 y^-12 1/5x^18y^24 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #88180 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=88180\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You're close, but need to raise 5 to the 3rd power to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%5E3=125 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%5E3=125\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you should have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's divide:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%289-18%29y%5E%28-12-24%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E%289-18%29y%5E%28-12-24%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Remember when you divide monomials, you subtract their corresponding exponents. For instance <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2Fx%5E3=x%5E%282-3%29=x%5E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2Fx%5E3=x%5E%282-3%29=x%5E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F125%29x%5E-9y%5E-36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F125%29x%5E-9y%5E-36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify. Remember to reduce the coefficients (which are numbers in front of the variables)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%29%2F%28125x%5E9y%5E36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%29%2F%28125x%5E9y%5E36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E3y%5E-4z%5E0%2F5x%5E6y%5E8%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E3y%5E-4z%5E0%2F5x%5E6y%5E8%29%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%29%2F%28125x%5E9y%5E36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%29%2F%28125x%5E9y%5E36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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