document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=183675>Question 183675</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me with this problem? a^2-8a+12 over (like a fraction bar) 3a-18                                                     </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #137857 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=137857\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E2-8a%2B12%29%2F%283a-18%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2-8a%2B12%29%2F%283a-18%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-2%29%2A%28a-6%29%29%2F%283a-18%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a-2%29%2A%28a-6%29%29%2F%283a-18%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2-8a%2B12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2-8a%2B12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a-2%29%2A%28a-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a-2%29%2A%28a-6%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=%28%28a-2%29%2A%28a-6%29%29%2F%283%28a-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a-2%29%2A%28a-6%29%29%2F%283%28a-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28a-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28a-6%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=%28%28a-2%29highlight%28%28a-6%29%29%29%2F%283%2Ahighlight%28%28a-6%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a-2%29highlight%28%28a-6%29%29%29%2F%283%2Ahighlight%28%28a-6%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28a-2%29cross%28%28a-6%29%29%29%2F%283%2Across%28%28a-6%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a-2%29cross%28%28a-6%29%29%29%2F%283%2Across%28%28a-6%29%29%29\"   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=%28a-2%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a-2%29%2F3\"   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=%28a%5E2-8a%2B12%29%2F%283a-18%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2-8a%2B12%29%2F%283a-18%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a-2%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a-2%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E2-8a%2B12%29%2F%283a-18%29=%28a-2%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2-8a%2B12%29%2F%283a-18%29=%28a-2%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%3C%3E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%3C%3E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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