document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=195819>Question 195819</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with the following problem. I need to express the following rational expression in lowest terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2+18x-48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   2x+16 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #146821 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=146821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%5E2%2B18x-48%29%2F%282x%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%5E2%2B18x-48%29%2F%282x%2B16%29\"   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%2B8%29%28x-2%29%29%2F%282x%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%28x%2B8%29%28x-2%29%29%2F%282x%2B16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2%2B18x-48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2%2B18x-48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x%2B8%29%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x%2B8%29%28x-2%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=%283%28x%2B8%29%28x-2%29%29%2F%282%28x%2B8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%28x%2B8%29%28x-2%29%29%2F%282%28x%2B8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x%2B8%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=%283%2Ahighlight%28%28x%2B8%29%29%28x-2%29%29%2F%282%2Ahighlight%28%28x%2B8%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2Ahighlight%28%28x%2B8%29%29%28x-2%29%29%2F%282%2Ahighlight%28%28x%2B8%29%29%29\"   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%2B8%29%29%28x-2%29%29%2F%282%2Across%28%28x%2B8%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2Across%28%28x%2B8%29%29%28x-2%29%29%2F%282%2Across%28%28x%2B8%29%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=%283%28x-2%29%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%28x-2%29%29%2F%282%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=%283x-6%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x-6%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%5E2%2B18x-48%29%2F%282x%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%5E2%2B18x-48%29%2F%282x%2B16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x-6%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x-6%29%2F2\"   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=%283x%5E2%2B18x-48%29%2F%282x%2B16%29=%283x-6%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%5E2%2B18x-48%29%2F%282x%2B16%29=%283x-6%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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