document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=183087>Question 183087</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do the operations and simpify!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplied by\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) -1/a-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) 1/a+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) 1/a-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) -1/a+6 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #137462 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=137462\">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%28a%2B3%29%2F%2836-a%5E2%29%29%28%284a-24%29%2F%284a%2B12%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a%2B3%29%2F%2836-a%5E2%29%29%28%284a-24%29%2F%284a%2B12%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%28a%2B3%29%2F%28-%28a-6%29%28a%2B6%29%29%29%28%284a-24%29%2F%284a%2B12%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a%2B3%29%2F%28-%28a-6%29%28a%2B6%29%29%29%28%284a-24%29%2F%284a%2B12%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36-a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36-a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28a-6%29%28a%2B6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28a-6%29%28a%2B6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is D) </SPAN>\n" );
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