document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=191766>Question 191766</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602773033/algebrahomeworkh>saxon algebra 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-4 over x+1 *3x+3 over x^2-7x+10 * x-5 over x^2+7x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My answer is 3over x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Am I correct? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2-4%29%2F%28x%2B1%29%29%28%283x%2B3%29%2F%28x%5E2-7x%2B10%29%29%28%28x-5%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B7x%2B10%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   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=%283%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B1%29%28x-5%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-2%29%28x-5%29%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   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=%283%2Ahighlight%28%28x-2%29%29highlight%28%28x%2B2%29%29highlight%28%28x%2B1%29%29highlight%28%28x-5%29%29%29%2F%28highlight%28%28x%2B1%29%29highlight%28%28x-2%29%29highlight%28%28x-5%29%29%28x%2B5%29highlight%28%28x%2B2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   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=%283%2Across%28%28x-2%29%29cross%28%28x%2B2%29%29cross%28%28x%2B1%29%29cross%28%28x-5%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28x%2B1%29%29cross%28%28x-2%29%29cross%28%28x-5%29%29%28x%2B5%29cross%28%28x%2B2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   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=3%2F%28x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F%28x%2B5%29\"   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=%28%28x%5E2-4%29%2F%28x%2B1%29%29%28%283x%2B3%29%2F%28x%5E2-7x%2B10%29%29%28%28x-5%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B7x%2B10%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F%28x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F%28x%2B5%29\"   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=%28%28x%5E2-4%29%2F%28x%2B1%29%29%28%283x%2B3%29%2F%28x%5E2-7x%2B10%29%29%28%28x-5%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B7x%2B10%29%29=3%2F%28x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <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;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E-2\"   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;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you are correct. </SPAN>\n" );
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