SOLUTION: Please help me reduce this equation: {{{-96W^4L^8M^2/-24M^2W^2L^6 }}}

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Question 68308: Please help me reduce this equation: -96W%5E4L%5E8M%5E2%2F-24M%5E2W%5E2L%5E6+
Answer by rmromero(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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For all real numbers a, a is not equal to 0, and for all positive integers m
and n:
If m > n then +a%5Em%2Fa%5En = +a%5E%28m-n%29 If m < n then +a%5Em%2Fa%5En = +1%2F%28a%5E%28n-m%29%29 If m = n then +a%5Em%2Fa%5En = a%5E0 = 1

%28-96%29W%5E4L%5E8M%5E2%2F-24M%5E2W%5E2L%5E6+
Write the constant as -96%2F-24 then look at the variables.
The variable W, 4 > 2 so we are going to rewrite it as W%5E%284-2%29
The Variable L, 8 > 6 so we have L%5E%288-6%29
The Variable M, 2 = 2 so we have M%5E0 which is equal to 1

Restate the expression
+%28-96%29W%5E%284-2%29L%5E%288-6%29%281%29%2F-24 simplify

Therefore our answer is
+4W%5E2L%5E2