document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171488>Question 171488</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I divide?  Do I cancell out first?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "fraction 1: 12-4x/x^2-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divided by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "fraction 2: 9-x^2/x^2+4x+3<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 #126628 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=monika_p><B>monika_p(71)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=monika_p><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=126628\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2812-4x%29%2F%28x%5E2-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2812-4x%29%2F%28x%5E2-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > write as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289-x%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B4x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289-x%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B4x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > write as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-1%29%28x%5E2-9%29%29%2F%28%28+x%2B3%29%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-1%29%28x%5E2-9%29%29%2F%28%28+x%2B3%29%28x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-1%29%28x%2B3%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-1%29%28x%2B3%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-1%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-1%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28x%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to divide 2 fractions means multiply first by inverse of the second:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-4%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-4%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > *  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B1%29%2F%28%28-1%29%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B1%29%2F%28%28-1%29%28x-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  =  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-4%29%28x-3%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%28-1%29%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-4%29%28x-3%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%28-1%29%28x-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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