document.write( "Question 152480This question is from textbook Algebra structure and method book 1
\n" ); document.write( ": can you please help me answer: \"%28%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B4%29%2F%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F%28x%5E2-9%29%29\" or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B4%29%2F%28x%2B1%29\"÷\"%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F%28x%5E2-9%29\" \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #112057 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
\"%28%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B4%29%2F%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F%28x%5E2-9%29%29\" or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B4%29%2F%28x%2B1%29\"÷\"%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F%28x%5E2-9%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "
\r\n" );
document.write( "Invert the second fraction and change the\r\n" );
document.write( "division to multiplication:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B4%29%2F%28x%2B1%29\"×\"%28x%5E2-9%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Factor the two numerators, and write \"%28x%2B3%29%5E2\" as \"%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B3%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28x%2B1%29\"×\"%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B3%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Put parentheses around the left denominator so\r\n" );
document.write( "everything will be \"packaged\" in parentheses:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%29\"×\"%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B3%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Indicate the multiplication of the numerators \r\n" );
document.write( "and denominators, so it will all be one fraction:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B1%29%28x-3%29%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B3%29%29\" \r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Cancel the \"%28x%2B1%29\"'s\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( " \r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Cancel the \"%28x%2B3%29\" in the top with one of the\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29\"'s in the bottom:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "All that's left is\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28x%2B3%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "You can leave it like that, or if you like\r\n" );
document.write( "you can FOIL out the top as \"x%5E2%2Bx-12\"\r\n" );
document.write( "and leave it this way:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2Bx-12%29%2F%28x%2B3%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Edwin
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );