document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132840>Question 132840</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Divide and simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2/a^15\r<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 #97066 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=97066\">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=%28a%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E15%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=a%5E%282-15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%282-15%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=a%5E-13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E-13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fa%5E13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fa%5E13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E-13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E-13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fa%5E13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fa%5E13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E15%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fa%5E13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fa%5E13\"   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=%28a%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E15%29=1%2Fa%5E13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E15%29=1%2Fa%5E13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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