document.write( "Question 149748This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-2%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29\" Factor \"-2x-8\" to get \"-2%28x%2B4%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-2%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%2A%28x-2%29%29\" Factor \"x%5E2%2B2x-8\" to get \"%28x%2B4%29%2A%28x-2%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-2highlight%28%28x%2B4%29%29%29%2F%28highlight%28%28x%2B4%29%29%28x-2%29%29\" Highlight the common terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-2%29%2F%28x-2%29\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28-2x-8%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29\" simplifies to \"%28-2%29%2F%28x-2%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28-2x-8%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29=%28-2%29%2F%28x-2%29\" where \"x%3C%3E-4\" or \"x%3C%3E2\"
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