document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152261>Question 152261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you simplify a rational expression like d+7/d^2-49, whats the answer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #111922 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=111922\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28d%2B7%29%2F%28d%5E2-49%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28d%2B7%29%2F%28d%5E2-49%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=%28d%2B7%29%2F%28%28d-7%29%2A%28d%2B7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28d%2B7%29%2F%28%28d-7%29%2A%28d%2B7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%5E2-49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%5E2-49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28d-7%29%2A%28d%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28d-7%29%2A%28d%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=%28highlight%28%28d%2B7%29%29%29%2F%28%28d-7%29highlight%28%28d%2B7%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28highlight%28%28d%2B7%29%29%29%2F%28%28d-7%29highlight%28%28d%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=%28cross%28%28d%2B7%29%29%29%2F%28%28d-7%29cross%28%28d%2B7%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28cross%28%28d%2B7%29%29%29%2F%28%28d-7%29cross%28%28d%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=%281%29%2F%28d-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%29%2F%28d-7%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=%28d%2B7%29%2F%28d%5E2-49%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28d%2B7%29%2F%28d%5E2-49%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%29%2F%28d-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%29%2F%28d-7%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=%28d%2B7%29%2F%28d%5E2-49%29=%281%29%2F%28d-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28d%2B7%29%2F%28d%5E2-49%29=%281%29%2F%28d-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%3C%3E-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%3C%3E-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%3C%3E7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%3C%3E7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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