document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=168895>Question 168895</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321269470/algebrahomeworkh>Introductory Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2/y^2-9 + 4y/(y-3)^2 + 6/3-y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-2/y^2-9 + 4y/(y-3)^2 + 6/3-y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -2/[(y-3)(y+3)] + 4y/(y-3)^2 - 6/(y-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lcd = (y-3)^2(y+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -2(y-3)/lcd + (4y)(y+3)/lcd - 6(y-3)(y+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [-2y+6 + 4y^2 + 12y - 6y+18]/lcd\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [4y^2 + 4y + 24]/lcd\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [4(y^2 + y + 6)]/lcd\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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