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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok, I have to simplify the following expression, (3x^2-9x+6)/(10-5x). For the first expression I got 3x^2-3x-6x+6 which I broke down to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x(x-1)-6(x-1)=(3x-6)(x-1). So I have (3x-6)(x-1)/(10-5x). Ok can this be further simplified? I got stuck here. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You can divide out the x-2 and the 2-x, which leaves a factor of -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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