document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152368>Question 152368</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131492039/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning and Intermegiate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplifying Rational Expressions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x+18 diveded by x2+3x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286x%2B18%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286x%2B18%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%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=%286%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%2B18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%2B18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%28x%2B3%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=%286%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28x%2A%28x%2B3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28x%2A%28x%2B3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2A%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2A%28x%2B3%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=%286highlight%28%28x%2B3%29%29%29%2F%28x%2Ahighlight%28%28x%2B3%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286highlight%28%28x%2B3%29%29%29%2F%28x%2Ahighlight%28%28x%2B3%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=%286cross%28%28x%2B3%29%29%29%2F%28x%2Across%28%28x%2B3%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286cross%28%28x%2B3%29%29%29%2F%28x%2Across%28%28x%2B3%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=%286%29%2F%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%29%2F%28x%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=%286x%2B18%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286x%2B18%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%29%2F%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%29%2F%28x%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=%286x%2B18%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%29=%286%29%2F%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286x%2B18%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%29=%286%29%2F%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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