document.write( "Question 174838: Whis is the result of dividing 48a^3+32a^2+16a by 4a? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #129903 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%2848a%5E3%2B32a%5E2%2B16a%29%2F%284a%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2816a%283a%5E2%2B2a%2B1%29%29%2F%284a%29\" Factor out the GCF \"16a\" from the numerator\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284%2A4a%283a%5E2%2B2a%2B1%29%29%2F%284a%29\" Factor 16 into \"4%2A4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284%2Ahighlight%284a%29%283a%5E2%2B2a%2B1%29%29%2F%28highlight%284a%29%29\" Highlight the common terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284%2Across%284a%29%283a%5E2%2B2a%2B1%29%29%2F%28cross%284a%29%29\" Cancel out the common terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%283a%5E2%2B2a%2B1%29\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12a%5E2%2B8a%2B4\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%2848a%5E3%2B32a%5E2%2B16a%29%2F%284a%29\" simplifies to \"12a%5E2%2B8a%2B4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%2848a%5E3%2B32a%5E2%2B16a%29%2F%284a%29=12a%5E2%2B8a%2B4\" where \"a%3C%3E0\"
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