document.write( "Question 238545: what is x^2-8x+15/x^2-9x+20?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #175303 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x-3%29%2A%28x-5%29%29%2F%28x%5E2-9x%2B20%29\" Factor \"x%5E2-8x%2B15\" to get \"%28x-3%29%2A%28x-5%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x-3%29%2A%28x-5%29%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%2A%28x-5%29%29\" Factor \"x%5E2-9x%2B20\" to get \"%28x-4%29%2A%28x-5%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x-3%29highlight%28x-5%29%29%2F%28%28x-4%29highlight%28x-5%29%29\" Highlight the common terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x-3%29cross%28x-5%29%29%2F%28%28x-4%29cross%28x-5%29%29\" Cancel out the common terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29%2F%28x-4%29\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28x%5E2-8x%2B15%29%2F%28x%5E2-9x%2B20%29\" simplifies to \"%28x-3%29%2F%28x-4%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28x%5E2-8x%2B15%29%2F%28x%5E2-9x%2B20%29=%28x-3%29%2F%28x-4%29\"
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