document.write( "Question 240635: Please help me with rational expressions. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Invert the denominator and multiply:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Strangely enough, the first denominator does NOT factor (are you sure you didn't copy this wrong???), and no factors divide out. The final answer here is really UGLY, and I doubt if it is correct.\r
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