document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=164126>Question 164126</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello there Im strugling with this problem.Could you help? Thanks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For all R =/  + and - 2 ,                        \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " R2 - 5R + 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    R2  -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " THE answer is   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " R - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-------      I would like to know why.Thanks<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #120908 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=120908\">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=%28R%5E2+-+5R+%2B+6%29%2F%28R%5E2+-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28R%5E2+-+5R+%2B+6%29%2F%28R%5E2+-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that you can factor the numerator:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly, you can factor the denominator:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, you can cancel like-terms:<BR>\n" );
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