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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 #129137 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=129137\">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=%28%289-n%5E2%29%2F%28n%5E2-5n%2B6%29%29%28%28n%5E2%2B2n-15%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B8n%2B15%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%289-n%5E2%29%2F%28n%5E2-5n%2B6%29%29%28%28n%5E2%2B2n-15%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B8n%2B15%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-%28n-3%29%2A%28n%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28n-2%29%2A%28n-3%29%29%29%28%28%28n%2B5%29%2A%28n-3%29%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B8n%2B15%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%5E2%2B2n-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%5E2%2B2n-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28n%2B5%29%2A%28n-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28n%2B5%29%2A%28n-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28cross%28%28n-3%29%29cross%28%28n%2B3%29%29cross%28%28n%2B5%29%29%28n-3%29%29%2F%28%28n-2%29cross%28%28n-3%29%29cross%28%28n%2B5%29%29cross%28%28n%2B3%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28n-3%29%2F%28n-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28n-3%29%2F%28n-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%289-n%5E2%29%2F%28n%5E2-5n%2B6%29%29%28%28n%5E2%2B2n-15%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B8n%2B15%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%289-n%5E2%29%2F%28n%5E2-5n%2B6%29%29%28%28n%5E2%2B2n-15%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B8n%2B15%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28n-3%29%2F%28n-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28n-3%29%2F%28n-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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