document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174574>Question 174574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> reduce the rational exprssion to lowest terms. assume that the variable represent only numbers for which the denominators are nonzero:\r<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 #129617 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=129617\">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=%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29%2F%28a-b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29%2F%28a-b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >is the difference of squares over a-b .  It really wasnt made plain that this is being divided by a-b......so it is an assumption that hopefully is correct......<BR>\n" );
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