document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=190592>Question 190592</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you please help me!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Find the LCD of the fractions in the equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284.5x%29%2F%282x%2B5%29=%282x%29%2F%28x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284.5x%29%2F%282x%2B5%29=%282x%29%2F%28x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B5%29%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B5%29%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B5%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B5%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B5%29%28x%29%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B5%29%28x%29%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><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 #143088 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=143088\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Take note that the denominators are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Usually (not always), the LCD is simply the product of all the denominators. So just multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B5%29x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B5%29x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now just factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%29%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%29%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So the LCD becomes  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B5%29%28x%29%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B5%29%28x%29%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So the answer is C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: you might see the LCD as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%282x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%282x%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%29%28x%29%282x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%29%28x%29%282x%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the factors are just rearranged) </SPAN>\n" );
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