document.write( "Question 151674: 5x-10 over 8-4x \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285x-10%29%2F%288-4x%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285%28x-2%29%29%2F%288-4x%29\" Factor \"5x-10\" to get \"5%28x-2%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285%28x-2%29%29%2F%28-4%28x-2%29%29\" Factor \"8-4x\" to get \"4%282-x%29=-4%28x-2%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-5%28x-2%29%29%2F%284%28x-2%29%29\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-5highlight%28%28x-2%29%29%29%2F%284highlight%28%28x-2%29%29%29\" Highlight the common terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-5cross%28%28x-2%29%29%29%2F%284cross%28%28x-2%29%29%29\" Cancel out the common terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-5%2F4\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%285x-10%29%2F%288-4x%29\" simplifies to \"-5%2F4\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%285x-10%29%2F%288-4x%29=-5%2F4\" where \"x%3C%3E2\"
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