document.write( "Question 205641: Please help me perform the indicated operation and simplify if possible.
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\n" ); document.write( "I keep on getting different answers of $\"2%283a%2B2%29%2F%282a%2B7%29\"$ and $\"2%283a%2B2%29%28a-8%29%2F%282a%5E2-65%29\"$ . Thank you tutor for checking this out for me and showing me the correct steps. \n" ); document.write( "

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1. $\"%286a%5E2-8a-8%29%2F%282a%5E2-9a-56%29%2F%28a-2%29%2F%28a-8%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "- first start by factoring the polynomials
\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"%28%286a%2B4%29%28a-2%29%29%2F%28%282a%5E2-9a-56%29%28a-2%29%28a-8%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "3. $\"%28%286a%2B4%29%28a-2%29%29%2F%28%282a%2B7%29%28a-8%29%28a-2%29%28a-8%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "- Now Cross out like terms
\n" ); document.write( "4. $\"%286a%2B4%29%2F%28%282a%2B7%29%28a-8%29%5E2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "- Next simplify the denominator
\n" ); document.write( "5. $\"%286a%2B4%29%2F%28%282a%2B7%29%28a%5E2-16a%2B64%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "6. $\"%286a%2B4%29%2F%282a%5E3-32a%5E2%2B128a%2B7a%5E2-112a%2B448%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "7. $\"%286a%2B4%29%2F%282a%5E3-25a%5E2%2B16a%2B448%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "- Now either
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%286a%2B4%29%2F%28%282a%2B7%29%28a-8%29%5E2%29\"$ or $\"%286a%2B4%29%2F%282a%5E3-25a%5E2%2B16a%2B448%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "may be correct depending on you teacher and the book you are using but they are essentially the same answer \n" ); document.write( "

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