document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159076>Question 159076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> anybody know how to simplify this expression?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16x^2 + 8x - 4 OVER 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or: 16x^2 + 8x - 4 / 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks for your help. I NEED it. :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117166 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117166\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2816x%5E2+%2B+8x+-+4%29+%2F+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2816x%5E2+%2B+8x+-+4%29+%2F+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each term get divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is no more difficult than:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%2816+%2B+8+-+4%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%2816+%2B+8+-+4%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I do the addition,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2F4+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2F4+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, dividing each term by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F4+%2B+8%2F4+-+4%2F4+=+4+%2B+2+-+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F4+%2B+8%2F4+-+4%2F4+=+4+%2B+2+-+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4+%2B+2+-+1+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4+%2B+2+-+1+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution to your problem is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2816x%5E2+%2B+8x+-+4%29+%2F+4+=+16x%5E2%2F4+%2B+8x%2F4+-+4%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2816x%5E2+%2B+8x+-+4%29+%2F+4+=+16x%5E2%2F4+%2B+8x%2F4+-+4%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16x%5E2%2F4+%2B+8x%2F4+-+4%2F4+=+4x%5E2+%2B+2x+-+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16x%5E2%2F4+%2B+8x%2F4+-+4%2F4+=+4x%5E2+%2B+2x+-+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer </SPAN>\n" );
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