document.write( "Question 174122: Divide, and then simplify, if possible.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #129386 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Invert the second fraction and change division to multiplication:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor all numerators and denominators:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Indicate the multiplication of both numerators and both denominators\r\n" );
document.write( "as all just one fraction:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the \"%283n-1%29\"'s, the \"%28n%2B2%29\"'s and the \"%28%24n-3%29\"'s\r\n" );
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document.write( "All that's left is\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28n%2B2%29%2F%28n%2B1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B3x-10%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx-20%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the numerator and denominator:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28%28x-2%29%28x%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-4%29%29\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the \"%28x%2B5%29\"'s\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28%28x-2%29%28cross%28x%2B5%29%29%29%2F%28%28cross%28x%2B5%29%29%28x-4%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "All that's left is\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28x-2%29%2F%28x-4%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The last one is done exactly the same way as the first one.\r\n" );
document.write( "The answer is\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28x%2B1%29%2F%28x-2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "See if you can follow the same steps and get that answer.\r\n" );
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