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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #106608 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=106608\">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=%281-%28y%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2%29%29%2F%281-%28y%29%2F%28x%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281-%28y%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2%29%29%2F%281-%28y%29%2F%28x%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=%28x%5E2%281-%28y%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2%29%29%29%2F%28x%5E2%281-%28y%29%2F%28x%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%281-%28y%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2%29%29%29%2F%28x%5E2%281-%28y%29%2F%28x%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply <b>both</b> numerator and denominator by the LCD <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   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=%28x%5E2-y%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2-xy%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-y%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2-xy%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute. Notice how the inner denominators cancel.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2By%29%28x-y%29%29%2F%28x%5E2-xy%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2By%29%28x-y%29%29%2F%28x%5E2-xy%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2By%29%28x-y%29%29%2F%28x%28x-y%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2By%29%28x-y%29%29%2F%28x%28x-y%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2By%29cross%28%28x-y%29%29%29%2F%28x%2Across%28%28x-y%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2By%29cross%28%28x-y%29%29%29%2F%28x%2Across%28%28x-y%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281-%28y%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2%29%29%2F%281-%28y%29%2F%28x%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281-%28y%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2%29%29%2F%281-%28y%29%2F%28x%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2By%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2By%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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