document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=191957>Question 191957</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(n-6)/(n^2+11n+24) / (n+1)/(n+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "its a double division, i think, the first two problems (n-6)/(n^2+11n+24) is the numerator, and the second two problems are the denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank yoou </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B11n%2B24%29%29%28%28n%2B3%29%2F%28n%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B11n%2B24%29%29%28%28n%2B3%29%2F%28n%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the first fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B11n%2B24%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B11n%2B24%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by the reciprocal of the second fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28n%2B1%29%2F%28n%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28n%2B1%29%2F%28n%2B3%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=%28%28%28n-6%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B8%29%28n%2B3%29%29%29%28%28n%2B3%29%2F%28n%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28%28n-6%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B8%29%28n%2B3%29%29%29%28%28n%2B3%29%2F%28n%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%5E2%2B11n%2B24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%5E2%2B11n%2B24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28n%2B8%29%28n%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28n%2B8%29%28n%2B3%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=%28%28n-6%29%28n%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B8%29%28n%2B3%29%28n%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28n-6%29%28n%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B8%29%28n%2B3%29%28n%2B1%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=%28%28n-6%29highlight%28%28n%2B3%29%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B8%29highlight%28%28n%2B3%29%29%28n%2B1%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=%28%28n-6%29cross%28%28n%2B3%29%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B8%29cross%28%28n%2B3%29%29%28n%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28n-6%29cross%28%28n%2B3%29%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B8%29cross%28%28n%2B3%29%29%28n%2B1%29%29\"   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=%28%28n-6%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B8%29%28n%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28n-6%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B8%29%28n%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B9n%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B9n%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL the denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B11n%2B24%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B1%29%2F%28n%2B3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B11n%2B24%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B1%29%2F%28n%2B3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B9n%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B9n%2B8%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%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B11n%2B24%29%29%2F%28%28n%2B1%29%2F%28n%2B3%29%29=%28n-6%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B9n%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%3C%3E-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%3C%3E-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%3C%3E-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%3C%3E-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%3C%3E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%3C%3E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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