document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=238560>Question 238560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help solve the following. Please show how you came up with the answer so I can see where I have messed up. Thanks!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perform the indicated operations and simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(these are fractions not dividing)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z-7/z-8-z+1/z+8+z-24/z^2-64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify by removing factors of 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^2-1/(t+1)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #175370 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=175370\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perform the indicated operations and simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(these are fractions not dividing)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z-7/z-8-z+1/z+8+z-24/z^2-64 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's not clear what you mean.  Add some parentheses.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify by removing factors of 1 (factors of 1?)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^2-1/(t+1)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This could be t^2 - (1/(t+1)^2, but I think it's <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(t^2-1)/(t+1)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (t+1)*(t-1)/(t+1)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (t-1)/(t+1)<BR>\n" );
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