document.write( "Question 198381This question is from textbook McDougal Littell Algebra 1
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$\"%28x-1%29%28%28x-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-1%29%29\"$ Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-1%29%28%28x-4%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29%29\"$ Factor the denominator\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x-1%29%28x-4%29%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29\"$ Combine the terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28cross%28%28x-1%29%29%28x-4%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28x-1%29%29%28x%2B1%29%29\"$ Cancel out the common terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-4%29%2F%28x%2B1%29\"$ Simplify\r
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