document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147743>Question 147743</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> multiply or divide as indicated<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x+6/x^2+x-6 * x^2-4/x^2-x-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)x-3/x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)x+2/x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)x-2/x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d)x+2/x+3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28%28x-2%29%2A%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x-2%29%29%29%28%28x%5E2-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-6%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-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2Bx-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x-2%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-2%29%2A%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x-2%29%29%29%28%28%28x-2%29%2A%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-6%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%5E2-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%2A%28x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%2A%28x%2B2%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-2%29%2A%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x-2%29%29%29%28%28%28x-2%29%2A%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%2A%28x-3%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=x%5E2-x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-x-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B2%29%2A%28x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B2%29%2A%28x-3%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-2%29%2A%28x-3%29%28x-2%29%2A%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29%2A%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   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-2%29highlight%28x-3%29%28x-2%29highlight%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29highlight%28x-2%29highlight%28x%2B2%29highlight%28x-3%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-2%29cross%28x-3%29%28x-2%29cross%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29cross%28x-2%29cross%28x%2B2%29cross%28x-3%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( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%2F%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%2F%28x%2B3%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%5E2-5x%2B6%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx-6%29%29%28%28x%5E2-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E2-5x%2B6%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx-6%29%29%28%28x%5E2-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%2F%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%2F%28x%2B3%29\"   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%5E2-5x%2B6%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx-6%29%29%28%28x%5E2-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-6%29%29=%28x-2%29%2F%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E-2\"   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;\" ><BR>\n" );
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