document.write( "Question 211488: T^2 + 6T + 8
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Algebra.Com's Answer #159825 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28t%2B4%29%28t%2B2%29%29%2F%282t%5E2-8%29\" Factor \"t%5E2%2B6t%2B8\" to get \"%28t%2B4%29%28t%2B2%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28t%2B4%29%28t%2B2%29%29%2F%282%28t-2%29%28t%2B2%29%29\" Factor \"2t%5E2-8\" to get \"2%28t-2%29%28t%2B2%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28t%2B4%29highlight%28t%2B2%29%29%2F%282%28t-2%29highlight%28t%2B2%29%29\" Highlight the common terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28t%2B4%29cross%28t%2B2%29%29%2F%282%28t-2%29cross%28t%2B2%29%29\" Cancel out the common terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28t%2B4%29%29%2F%282%28t-2%29%29\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28t%2B4%29%2F%282t-4%29\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28t%5E2%2B6t%2B8%29%2F%282t%5E2-8%29\" simplifies to \"%28t%2B4%29%2F%282t-4%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28t%5E2%2B6t%2B8%29%2F%282t%5E2-8%29=%28t%2B4%29%2F%282t-4%29\" where \"t%3C%3E2\" or \"x%3C%3E-2\"
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