document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187075>Question 187075</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perform and simplify\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 #140225 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=140225\">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=2%2F%28x%2B5%29%2B6%2F%28x-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F%28x%2B5%29%2B6%2F%28x-5%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=%282%28x-5%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29%2B6%2F%28x-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%28x-5%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29%2B6%2F%28x-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the first fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-5%29%2F%28x-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-5%29%2F%28x-5%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=%282x-10%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29%2B%286%28x%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-10%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29%2B%286%28x%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the second fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%2F%28x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%2F%28x%2B5%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=%282x-10%2B6x%2B30%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-10%2B6x%2B30%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288x%2B20%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288x%2B20%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F%28x%2B5%29%2B6%2F%28x-5%29=%288x%2B20%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F%28x%2B5%29%2B6%2F%28x-5%29=%288x%2B20%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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