document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26499>Question 26499</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me figure out how to simplify the following rational expression. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2-7x+3/9-x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have come up with these two ways to start the problem and am not sure which one is correct or where to go from here\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x+ _____ )(x-_____)/(x+3)(x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x+ _____)(x-______)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any help would be great since I am lost at how to do this one. Thank you for your help<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 #14366 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=14366\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor to get the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(2x-1)(x-3)]/[(3-x)(x+3)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you have to see the following (3-x)=-(x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use that fact to write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(2x-1)(x-3)]/[-)(x-3)(x+3)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cancel the common factor in the numerator and denominator, to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[2x-1}/[-(x+3)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's as far as you can go in simplifying.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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