document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163963>Question 163963</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am sorry that i do not have a isbn because i am taking this class online\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "would you still help me with the following problem, I would apprecitate it!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Directions say: add and than simplify the rational expressions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    7x over x + 6 plus 3 over x - 6               </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #120806 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=120806\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In order to add the fractions, we need to get the denominators equal to one another. So we need to get them equal to the LCD <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%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=%287x%29%2F%28x%2B6%29%2B3%2F%28x-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287x%29%2F%28x%2B6%29%2B3%2F%28x-6%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=%287x%28x-6%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29%2B3%2F%28x-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287x%28x-6%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29%2B3%2F%28x-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both the numerator and denominator of the first fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-6\"   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=%287x%28x-6%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29%2B%283%28x%2B6%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both the numerator and denominator of the second fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B6\"   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=%287x%5E2-42x%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29%2B%283x%2B18%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287x%5E2-42x%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29%2B%283x%2B18%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287x%5E2-42x%2B3x%2B18%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287x%5E2-42x%2B3x%2B18%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287x%5E2-39x%2B18%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287x%5E2-39x%2B18%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287x%29%2F%28x%2B6%29%2B3%2F%28x-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287x%29%2F%28x%2B6%29%2B3%2F%28x-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287x%5E2-39x%2B18%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287x%5E2-39x%2B18%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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