document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=195802>Question 195802</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to divide and simplify this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-1            4x-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-14x+49     x^2-2x-35\r<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 #146823 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=146823\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-14x%2B49%29%29%28%28x%5E2-2x-35%29%2F%284x-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-14x%2B49%29%29%28%28x%5E2-2x-35%29%2F%284x-4%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=%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-14x%2B49%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-14x%2B49%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=%284x-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-35%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284x-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-35%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%28x-1%29%2A%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28x%5E2-14x%2B49%29%29%28%28x%5E2-2x-35%29%2F%284x-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%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%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x-7%29%28x-7%29%29%29%28%28x%5E2-2x-35%29%2F%284x-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-14x%2B49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-14x%2B49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-7%29%28x-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-7%29%28x-7%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%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x-7%29%28x-7%29%29%29%28%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-7%29%29%2F%284x-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-2x-35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-2x-35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%28x-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%28x-7%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%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x-7%29%28x-7%29%29%29%28%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-7%29%29%2F%284%28x-1%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28x-1%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%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B5%29%28x-7%29%29%2F%284%28x-7%29%28x-7%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B5%29%28x-7%29%29%2F%284%28x-7%29%28x-7%29%28x-1%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=%28highlight%28%28x-1%29%29%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B5%29highlight%28%28x-7%29%29%29%2F%284%2Ahighlight%28%28x-7%29%29%28x-7%29highlight%28%28x-1%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=%28cross%28%28x-1%29%29%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B5%29cross%28%28x-7%29%29%29%2F%284%2Across%28%28x-7%29%29%28x-7%29cross%28%28x-1%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=%28%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B5%29%29%2F%284%28x-7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B5%29%29%2F%284%28x-7%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=%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B5%29%2F%284x-28%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B5%29%2F%284x-28%29\"   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=%28%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-14x%2B49%29%29%2F%28%284x-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-35%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-14x%2B49%29%29%2F%28%284x-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-35%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B5%29%2F%284x-28%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B5%29%2F%284x-28%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%5E2-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-14x%2B49%29%29%2F%28%284x-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-35%29%29=%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B5%29%2F%284x-28%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-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%3E1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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