document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243372>Question 243372</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3p%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3p%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need help getting to the answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the question is: simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "isn't correct. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It turns out the term '8p*8' is really '8p - 8'...so that is entirely different problem than the one originally solved.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since you are multiplying, you can simply multiply numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%0D%0A%2812p%5E3-12p%5E2%29%2F%288p%5E2-8p%29%0D%0A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%0D%0A%2812p%5E3-12p%5E2%29%2F%288p%5E2-8p%29%0D%0A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%0D%0A%2812p%28p%5E2-p%29%29%2F%288p%28p-1%29%29%0D%0A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%0D%0A%2812p%28p%5E2-p%29%29%2F%288p%28p-1%29%29%0D%0A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%0D%0A%283%2A4%2Ap%28p%5E2-p%29%29%2F%282%2A4%2Ap%28p-1%29%29%0D%0A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%0D%0A%283%2A4%2Ap%28p%5E2-p%29%29%2F%282%2A4%2Ap%28p-1%29%29%0D%0A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note the 4p will cancel in the numerator and denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we arrive at:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can factor the numerator by extracting the common 'p'<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now the (p-1) terms will cancel, leaving us with<BR>\n" );
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