 Put 1 exponents so everything will show an exponent:
Put 1 exponents so everything will show an exponent:
 First do this part:
First do this part:  
 ,
Then replace
,
Then replace  by
 by  
 
 Inside the parentheses add exponents of a and of b:
Inside the parentheses add exponents of a and of b:
 Now we're ready to remove the parentheses by multiplying
every inner exponent top and bottom by the outer
exponent
Now we're ready to remove the parentheses by multiplying
every inner exponent top and bottom by the outer
exponent  :
:
 
 Move
Move  from numerator to denominator and
change the sign of the exponent, and write
 from numerator to denominator and
change the sign of the exponent, and write  on the bottom.
Likewise, move
on the bottom.
Likewise, move  from denominator to numerator and
change the sign of the exponent, and write
 from denominator to numerator and
change the sign of the exponent, and write  on the top.
on the top. 
 Subtract exponents, larger minus smaller, and place the
result in the numerator or denominator, depending on
which one had the larger exponent before.
So we subtract exponents of a,
Subtract exponents, larger minus smaller, and place the
result in the numerator or denominator, depending on
which one had the larger exponent before.
So we subtract exponents of a,  or
 or  and place this on the top since the exponent
and place this on the top since the exponent  was
larger than the exponent
 was
larger than the exponent  and
 and  was on the top.
We eliminate
 was on the top.
We eliminate  from the bottom:
 from the bottom:
 Finally we subtract exponents of b,
Finally we subtract exponents of b,  or
 or  and place this on the bottom since the exponent
and place this on the bottom since the exponent  was
larger than the exponent
 was
larger than the exponent  and
 and  was on the bottom.
We eliminate
 was on the bottom.
We eliminate  from the top:
 from the top:
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