document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26502>Question 26502</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve the following\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2-x-3/ 3x^2+7x+4    *    3x^2-11x-20/4x^2-9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for your help as I am completely lost on how to solve these problems. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14372 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=14372\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tosimplify problems of this type you need to be able to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factor the various parts of the problem.  If you can do<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that the problem will look like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(2x+3)(x-1)/[(3x+4)(x+1)] * [(3x+4)(x-5)]/[(2x-3)(2x+3)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can cancel factors that are common to a numerator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and a denominator such as (2x+3) and (3x+4).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then you end up with the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(x-1)/(x+1)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can't simplify that any further.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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