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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%5E2-5x-14%29%2F%288%29%29%2F%28%284%29%2F%28x-7%29%29\"$ Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%5E2-5x-14%29%2F%288%29%29%28%28x-7%29%2F%284%29%29\"$ Multiply the first fraction $\"%28x%5E2-5x-14%29%2F%288%29\"$ by the reciprocal of the second fraction $\"%284%29%2F%28x-7%29\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28%28x%2B2%29%2A%28x-7%29%29%2F%288%29%29%28%28x-7%29%2F%284%29%29\"$ Factor $\"x%5E2-5x-14\"$ to get $\"%28x%2B2%29%2A%28x-7%29\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-7%29%28x-7%29%29%2F%28%288%29%284%29%29\"$ Combine the fractions. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-7%29%5E2%29%2F%2832%29\"$ Multiply and simplify \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So $\"%28%28x%5E2-5x-14%29%2F%288%29%29%2F%28%284%29%2F%28x-7%29%29\"$ simplifies to $\"%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-7%29%5E2%29%2F%2832%29\"$ .\r
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where $\"x%3C%3E7\"$
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