document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150627>Question 150627</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> divide and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z^2-49/z /z+7/z+9    this is a fraction  divided by a fraction  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28z%5E2-49%29%2F%28z%29%29%2F%28%28z%2B7%29%2F%28z%2B9%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28z%5E2-49%29%2F%28z%29%29%2F%28%28z%2B7%29%2F%28z%2B9%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=%28%28z%5E2-49%29%2F%28z%29%29%28%28z%2B9%29%2F%28z%2B7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28z%5E2-49%29%2F%28z%29%29%28%28z%2B9%29%2F%28z%2B7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the first fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28z%5E2-49%29%2F%28z%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28z%5E2-49%29%2F%28z%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by the reciprocal of the second fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28z%2B7%29%2F%28z%2B9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28z%2B7%29%2F%28z%2B9%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%28z-7%29%28z%2B7%29%29%2F%28z%29%29%28%28z%2B9%29%2F%28z%2B7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28%28z-7%29%28z%2B7%29%29%2F%28z%29%29%28%28z%2B9%29%2F%28z%2B7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z%5E2-49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z%5E2-49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28z-7%29%28z%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28z-7%29%28z%2B7%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%28z-7%29%28z%2B7%29%28z%2B9%29%29%2F%28z%28z%2B7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28z-7%29%28z%2B7%29%28z%2B9%29%29%2F%28z%28z%2B7%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=%28%28z-7%29highlight%28%28z%2B7%29%29%28z%2B9%29%29%2F%28z%2Ahighlight%28%28z%2B7%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28z-7%29highlight%28%28z%2B7%29%29%28z%2B9%29%29%2F%28z%2Ahighlight%28%28z%2B7%29%29%29\"   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=%28%28z-7%29cross%28%28z%2B7%29%29%28z%2B9%29%29%2F%28z%2Across%28%28z%2B7%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28z-7%29cross%28%28z%2B7%29%29%28z%2B9%29%29%2F%28z%2Across%28%28z%2B7%29%29%29\"   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=%28%28z-7%29%28z%2B9%29%29%2F%28z%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28z-7%29%28z%2B9%29%29%2F%28z%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%28z%5E2-49%29%2F%28z%29%29%2F%28%28z%2B7%29%2F%28z%2B9%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28z%5E2-49%29%2F%28z%29%29%2F%28%28z%2B7%29%2F%28z%2B9%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28z-7%29%28z%2B9%29%29%2F%28z%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28z-7%29%28z%2B9%29%29%2F%28z%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%28z%5E2-49%29%2F%28z%29%29%2F%28%28z%2B7%29%2F%28z%2B9%29%29=%28%28z-7%29%28z%2B9%29%29%2F%28z%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z%3C%3E-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z%3C%3E-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z%3C%3E-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z%3C%3E-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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