document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=142861>Question 142861</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3w + 18/w^2 - 36  [divided by]  w^2 + 3w - 18/w^2 - 3w - 18   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(PS: Please show how you worked it out.  I have been having mojor problems with these kinds of questions.  Thanks.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #103951 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=103951\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283w%2B18%29%2F%28w%5E2-36%29%29%2F%28%28w%5E2%2B3w-18%29%2F%28w%5E2-3w-18%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283w%2B18%29%2F%28w%5E2-36%29%29%2F%28%28w%5E2%2B3w-18%29%2F%28w%5E2-3w-18%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283%28w%2B6%29%29%2F%28%28w%2B6%29%28w-6%29%29%29%28%28%28w-6%29%28w%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28w%2B6%29%28w-3%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2%2B3w-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2%2B3w-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w%2B6%29%28w-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%2B6%29%28w-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283highlight%28%28w%2B6%29%29highlight%28%28w-6%29%29%28w%2B3%29%29%2Fhighlight%28%28w%2B6%29%29highlight%28%28w-6%29%29%28w%2B6%29%28w-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283cross%28%28w%2B6%29%29cross%28%28w-6%29%29%28w%2B3%29%29%2Fcross%28%28w%2B6%29%29cross%28%28w-6%29%29%28w%2B6%29%28w-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%28w%2B3%29%29%2F%28w%2B6%29%28w-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%28w%2B3%29%29%2F%28w%2B6%29%28w-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283w%2B18%29%2F%28w%5E2-36%29%29%28%28w%5E2-3w-18%29%2F%28w%5E2%2B3w-18%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283w%2B18%29%2F%28w%5E2-36%29%29%28%28w%5E2-3w-18%29%2F%28w%5E2%2B3w-18%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%28w%2B3%29%29%2F%28w%2B6%29%28w-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%28w%2B3%29%29%2F%28w%2B6%29%28w-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  </SPAN>\n" );
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