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Procedural Documentation for Algebraic Division

A technical lead has asked you to update the training manual for new analysts to include a description of how to simplify multi-variable expressions. Using the expression (15x3y−35xy2)÷(−5xy)(15x^3y - 35xy^2) \div (-5xy) as your example, describe the three-step standard procedure used to find the quotient −3x2+7y-3x^2 + 7y. Your description must specifically recall and state the rule for dividing signs when a negative divisor is present and identify the specific exponent property used to simplify the variables xx and yy.

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