document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249100>Question 249100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I dont quite know if i answered this equation correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   8w         w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  -----    + ---- =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w+9)(w-9)   w-9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   8w        w(w+9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  -----   +   ----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w+9)(w-9) (w+9)(w-9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8w + w 2ndpower + 9w<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    (w+9)(w-9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w 2nd power + 17w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    (w+9)(w-9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w 2nd power + 17w<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w 2nd power - 81\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 17w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----    ?????<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-81<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #181491 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=181491\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You're doing great until you reach the last step. You CANNOT reduce <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w%5E2%2B17w%29%2F%28w%5E2-81%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%5E2%2B17w%29%2F%28w%5E2-81%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2817w%29%2F%28-81%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2817w%29%2F%28-81%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as the numerator and denominator have no common factor. Since you can't reduce at all, your final answer will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w%5E2%2B17w%29%2F%28w%5E2-81%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%5E2%2B17w%29%2F%28w%5E2-81%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288w%29%2F%28%28w%2B9%29%28w-9%29%29%2Bw%2F%28w-9%29=%28w%5E2%2B17w%29%2F%28w%5E2-81%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288w%29%2F%28%28w%2B9%29%28w-9%29%29%2Bw%2F%28w-9%29=%28w%5E2%2B17w%29%2F%28w%5E2-81%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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