document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146426>Question 146426</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am confused on how to solve this, can you please help?  Thanks!\r<BR>\n" );
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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 #106967 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20060)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=106967\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am confused on how to solve this, can you please help? Thanks! <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The denominators <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8-v ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8-v\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "reversed differences.  So we must first change<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the second term first and the first term second:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8-v ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8-v\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28v-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28v-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second term becomes positive:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The denominators are the same so <BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine the numerators over the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "common denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin</pre> </SPAN>\n" );
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