document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29223>Question 29223</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please tell me how to solve equations such as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2-x-20 / x2+4x-5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 5x-25    x2-25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x2 means x squared) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16030 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=16030\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ((x^2-x-20)/(5x-25))/((x^2+4x-5)/(x^2-25))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is the same equation as multiplying by the recipricol<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((x^2-x-20)/(5x-25))*((x^2-25)/(x^2+4x-5))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the next step, i am going to simplify the equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "([(x-5)(x+4)]/[5(x-5)])*([(x-5)(x+5)]/[(x+5)(x-1)])<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after deleting some of the extra polynomials, the answer is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((x-5)(x+4))/(5(x-1)) </SPAN>\n" );
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