document.write( "Question 123314: I am dividing monomials and i have a question on how to do these types of problems.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(3/7)^-2
\n" ); document.write( "three over 7 raised to the negative second power\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(4/3)^-4
\n" ); document.write( "four over three raised to the negative fourth power\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "p(q^-2)(r^-3)
\n" ); document.write( "p (q raised to the negative second power) ( r raised to the negative third power)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "please help me! this is part of a worksheet and my book doesn't give me any examples! thank you so much! =]
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\n" ); document.write( "The rule for exponents that applies to all three of your problems is this:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "1. \"%283%2F7%29%5E-2=1%2F%283%2F7%29%5E2=%287%2F3%29%5E2=49%2F9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3. \"p%28q%5E-2%29%28r%5E-3%29=p%2F%28q%5E2%2Ar%5E3%29\"
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