document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145318>Question 145318</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (x^2-25)/(x^3-4x^2-5x)*(x^2+x)/(1-x^2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #105995 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=105995\">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%28x%5E2-25%29%2F%28x%5E3-4x%5E2-5x%29%29%28%28x%5E2%2Bx%29%2F%281-x%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E2-25%29%2F%28x%5E3-4x%5E2-5x%29%29%28%28x%5E2%2Bx%29%2F%281-x%5E2%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%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29%2F%28x%28x-5%29%28x%2B1%29%29%29%28%28x%5E2%2Bx%29%2F%281-x%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3-4x%5E2-5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3-4x%5E2-5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x-5%29%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x-5%29%28x%2B1%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=%28%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29%2F%28x%28x-5%29%28x%2B1%29%29%29%28%28x%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%281-x%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2Bx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2Bx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%2B1%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=%28%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29%2F%28x%28x-5%29%28x%2B1%29%29%29%28%28x%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28-%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%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=1-x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1-x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%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=%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29x%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28-x%28x-5%29%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29x%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28-x%28x-5%29%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28x%2B5%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28x%2B5%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2-25%29%2F%28x%5E3-4x%5E2-5x%29%29%28%28x%5E2%2Bx%29%2F%281-x%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E2-25%29%2F%28x%5E3-4x%5E2-5x%29%29%28%28x%5E2%2Bx%29%2F%281-x%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28x%2B5%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28x%2B5%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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