document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=226507>Question 226507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how can 2(5/2)-2(3/2) equal 2(3/2) (ignoring the parenthesis used them to make the fraction seem more apparent). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I presume you are trying to represent mixed numbers rather than show multiplication of each of the fractions by 2.  Hence you are trying to represent:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2\frac{5}{2}\ -\ 2\frac{3}{2}\ =^?\ 2\frac{3}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The simple answer is, <b><i>no</i></b>, the two expressions are <b><i>not</i></b> equal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2\ =\ \frac{4}{2}\">, so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2\frac{5}{2}\ =\ \frac{4}{2}\ +\ \frac{5}{2}\ =\ \frac{9}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2\frac{3}{2}\ =\ \frac{4}{2}\ +\ \frac{3}{2}\ =\ \frac{7}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2\frac{5}{2}\ -\ 2\frac{3}{2}\ =\ \frac{9}{2}\ -\ \frac{7}{2}\ =\ \frac{2}{2}\ =\ 1\ \neq\ 2\frac{3}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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