document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127833>Question 127833</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I know that it said in the book it involved expressions. This is question 21. off of Lesson 8.2 Practice C worksheet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-48x^-6y^4/52x^9y^-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know how to solve part of it but the fraction bar confuses me with switching it up and down.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will really appreciate a tutors help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93621 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=93621\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-48%29x%5E-6y%5E4%2F52x%5E9y%5E-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-48%29x%5E-6y%5E4%2F52x%5E9y%5E-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have a negative exponent on a variable, change the sign and move the variable from the numerator to the denominator or vice versa, because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%28-n%29=1%2Fa%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%28-n%29=1%2Fa%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then sum the exponents on like variables, because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Em%2Aa%5En=a%5E%28mn%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Em%2Aa%5En=a%5E%28mn%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you can get rid of a common factor of 4 in the coefficients\r<BR>\n" );
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