document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145591>Question 145591</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perform the indicated operations and simplify the following expression:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6/x^2-16 * 3x-12/3x+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 3 / 3(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 1/x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) -1/x+4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "[(x+6)/(x^2-16)] * [(3x-12)/(3x+18)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor where you can to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(x+6)/[(x-4)(x+4)]] * [3(x-4)/[3(x+6)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cancel any fact that is common to numerator and a denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "such as (x+6) and (x-4) and 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [1/[(x+4)]] * [1/[1])]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 1/(x+4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 3 / 3(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 1/x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) -1/x+4<BR>\n" );
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