document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146709>Question 146709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> again these are over each other for example x^2 - 3x + 2 is over 7x - 14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x2 – 3x + 2		                                <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 7x – 14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 – 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x-1%29%2A%28x-2%297%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%287%28x-2%29%28x-1%29%2A%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x-1%29%2A%28x-2%297%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%287%28x-2%29%28x-1%29%2A%28x%2B1%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=%28highlight%28x-1%29highlight%28x-2%29highlight%287%29highlight%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28highlight%287%29highlight%28x-2%29highlight%28x-1%29highlight%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%28x-1%29cross%28x-2%29cross%287%29cross%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28cross%287%29cross%28x-2%29cross%28x-1%29cross%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2-3x%2B2%29%2F%287x-14%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%287x%2B7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E2-3x%2B2%29%2F%287x-14%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%287x%2B7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <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( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2-3x%2B2%29%2F%287x-14%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%287x%2B7%29%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E2-3x%2B2%29%2F%287x-14%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%287x%2B7%29%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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