document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152262>Question 152262</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you simplify a rational expression like: t^2-25/t^2+t-20, whats the answer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28t%5E2-25%29%2F%28t%5E2%2Bt-20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28t%5E2-25%29%2F%28t%5E2%2Bt-20%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%28t-5%29%2A%28t%2B5%29%29%2F%28t%5E2%2Bt-20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28t-5%29%2A%28t%2B5%29%29%2F%28t%5E2%2Bt-20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%5E2-25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%5E2-25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28t-5%29%2A%28t%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28t-5%29%2A%28t%2B5%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%28t-5%29%2A%28t%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28t%2B5%29%2A%28t-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28t-5%29%2A%28t%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28t%2B5%29%2A%28t-4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%5E2%2Bt-20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%5E2%2Bt-20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28t%2B5%29%2A%28t-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28t%2B5%29%2A%28t-4%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%28t-5%29highlight%28%28t%2B5%29%29%29%2F%28highlight%28%28t%2B5%29%29%28t-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28t-5%29highlight%28%28t%2B5%29%29%29%2F%28highlight%28%28t%2B5%29%29%28t-4%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%28t-5%29cross%28%28t%2B5%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28t%2B5%29%29%28t-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28t-5%29cross%28%28t%2B5%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28t%2B5%29%29%28t-4%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=%28t-5%29%2F%28t-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28t-5%29%2F%28t-4%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=%28t%5E2-25%29%2F%28t%5E2%2Bt-20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28t%5E2-25%29%2F%28t%5E2%2Bt-20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28t-5%29%2F%28t-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28t-5%29%2F%28t-4%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=%28t%5E2-25%29%2F%28t%5E2%2Bt-20%29=%28t-5%29%2F%28t-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28t%5E2-25%29%2F%28t%5E2%2Bt-20%29=%28t-5%29%2F%28t-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%3C%3E-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%3C%3E-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%3C%3E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%3C%3E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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