document.write( "Question 144510: Multipy or divide as indicated. Simplify completely.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(48x+48 / 10x-4)(40x-16 / 12x^2-12)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, 48x+48 over 10x-4 multiplied by 40x-16 over 12x^2-12 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #105321 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"%2848x%2B48%29%2F%2810x-4%29\"$ * $\"%2840x-16%29%2F%2812x%5E2-12%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "we can do some major factoring here:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2848%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%282%285x-2%29%29\"$ * $\"%288%285x-2%29%29%2F%2812%28x%5E2-1%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Note that (x^2-1) can be factored as the \"difference of squares\"
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2848%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%282%285x-2%29%29\"$ * $\"%288%285x-2%29%29%2F%2812%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel the numbers first and you have:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2824%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%285x-2%29%29\"$ * $\"%282%285x-2%29%29%2F%283%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "then 3 into 24
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%288%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%285x-2%29%29\"$ * $\"%282%285x-2%29%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel (x+1) and (5x-2)
\n" ); document.write( "8 * $\"2%2F%28%28x-1%29%29\"$ = $\"16%2F%28x-1%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "How about this? did it make sense to you? any questions? \n" ); document.write( "

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