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by jasonc » Fri May 30, 2008 2:47 pm
3^-(x + y) / 3^-(x - y)
=3^-(x + y) * 3^(x - y)
=3^[-(x + y) + (x - y)]
=3^[-x - y + x - y]
=3^(-2y)

answer should be B

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by airan » Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:14 am
Answer should be B as solving results in 3^ -2y.
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