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document.write( "Remove the inner parentheses:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Collect like terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Put the  over \r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply numerators and denominators:\r\n" );
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document.write( "make it a little bit shorter by writing\r\n" );
document.write( "the terms in the top so that the negative \r\n" );
document.write( "term comes second:\r\n" );
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