document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=31342>Question 31342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Some students simplify 2x^2 - 32 / X - 4 as \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      (2x)    (8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  2x^2    -  32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------------------             =   2x -8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "      (X - 4) <-- Cancels  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Chose values of X to show this is not true. Then simplify correctly. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #18018 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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=18018\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i do not really understand why you're trying to show how to simplify it, so i will let you fill in the numbers and solve....but i will simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x^2 - 32) / (x - 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x^2 - 16) / (x - 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2(x-4)(x+4))/(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+4) or 2x+8 </SPAN>\n" );
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