document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242942>Question 242942</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25x^8-50x^7+3x^6-40x^5/-5x^5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #177959 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=177959\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2825x%5E8-50x%5E7%2B3x%5E6-40x%5E5%29%2F%28-5x%5E5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2825x%5E8-50x%5E7%2B3x%5E6-40x%5E5%29%2F%28-5x%5E5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E5%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%29%2F%28-5x%5E5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E5%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%29%2F%28-5x%5E5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from the numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28highlight%28x%5E5%29%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%29%2F%28-5%2Ahighlight%28x%5E5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28highlight%28x%5E5%29%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%29%2F%28-5%2Ahighlight%28x%5E5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%28x%5E5%29%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%29%2F%28-5%2A%28cross%28x%5E5%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28cross%28x%5E5%29%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%29%2F%28-5%2A%28cross%28x%5E5%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%2F%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%2F%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-25x%5E3%2B50x%5E2-3x%2B40%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-25x%5E3%2B50x%5E2-3x%2B40%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply EVERY term by -1 to change the sign in the denominator (this step is optional for some books).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2825x%5E8-50x%5E7%2B3x%5E6-40x%5E5%29%2F%28-5x%5E5%29=%28-25x%5E3%2B50x%5E2-3x%2B40%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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