document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=168479>Question 168479</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321269470/algebrahomeworkh>Introductory Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perform the indicated operations and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2/(&#12310;3x&#12311;^2-5x-2)-2x/(3x+1)&#8729;1/(x-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe the question is supposed to be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F%283x%5E2-5x-2%29-2x%2F%283x%2B1%29%2A1%2F%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F%283x%5E2-5x-2%29-2x%2F%283x%2B1%29%2A1%2F%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If this is the case, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2-5x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2-5x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored into (3x+1)(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, you can subtract because you have common denominators and you get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-2x%29%2F%28%283x%2B1%29%28x-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-2x%29%2F%28%283x%2B1%29%28x-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can factor out an x in the numerator and get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%28x-2%29%29%2F%28%283x%2B1%29%28x-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%28x-2%29%29%2F%28%283x%2B1%29%28x-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can reduce the x-2 in the numerator and denominator and you end up with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F%283x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F%283x%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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