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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28v%2B6%29%2A%28v-3%29%29%2F%28v%5E2%2B12v%2B36%29\" Factor \"v%5E2%2B3v-18\" to get \"%28v%2B6%29%2A%28v-3%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28v%2B6%29%2A%28v-3%29%29%2F%28%28v%2B6%29%28v%2B6%29%29\" Factor \"v%5E2%2B12v%2B36\" to get \"%28v%2B6%29%28v%2B6%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28v-3%29%2F%28v%2B6%29\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28v%5E2%2B3v-18%29%2F%28v%5E2%2B12v%2B36%29\" simplifies to \"%28v-3%29%2F%28v%2B6%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28v%5E2%2B3v-18%29%2F%28v%5E2%2B12v%2B36%29=%28v-3%29%2F%28v%2B6%29\"
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