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Simplify the following expression:
Y = \dfrac{NUMERATORCOEFFICIENTPOWER1}
{DENOMINATORCOEFFICIENTPOWER2}
You can assume X \neq 0.
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\dfrac{NUMERATORCOEFFICIENTPOWER1}
{DENOMINATORCOEFFICIENTPOWER2}
= \dfrac{NUMERATORCOEFFICIENT}{DENOMINATORCOEFFICIENT} \cdot \dfrac{POWER1}{POWER2}
To simplify \frac{NUMERATORCOEFFICIENT}{DENOMINATORCOEFFICIENT}, find the greatest common factor (GCD) of NUMERATORCOEFFICIENT and DENOMINATORCOEFFICIENT.
NUMERATORCOEFFICIENT = getPrimeFactorization( NUMERATORCOEFFICIENT ).join( "\\cdot" )
DENOMINATORCOEFFICIENT = getPrimeFactorization( DENOMINATORCOEFFICIENT ).join( "\\cdot" )
\mbox{GCD}(NUMERATORCOEFFICIENT, DENOMINATORCOEFFICIENT)
= getPrimeFactorization( GCD ).join( "\\cdot" ) = GCD
\dfrac{NUMERATORCOEFFICIENT}{DENOMINATORCOEFFICIENT} \cdot \dfrac{POWER1}{POWER2}
= \dfrac{GCD \cdot COEFFICIENT1}{GCD \cdot COEFFICIENT2} \cdot \dfrac{POWER1}{POWER2}
\hphantom{\dfrac{NUMERATORCOEFFICIENT}{DENOMINATORCOEFFICIENT} \cdot \dfrac{POWER1}{POWER2}}
= COEFFICIENTFRACTION \cdot \dfrac{POWER1}{POWER2}
\dfrac{POWER1}{POWER2} = POWERFRACTION
COEFFICIENTFRACTION \cdot \dfrac{POWER1}{POWER2} = COEFFICIENTFRACTION \cdot POWERFRACTION
\phantom{COEFFICIENTFRACTION \cdot \dfrac{POWER1}{POWER2}} = SOLUTION