document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=31732>Question 31732</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having trouble with understanding how these problems are worked out. what do I do first, step by step. factor first or after? just really confused. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        CARMA:)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " p.s it is 4a over the 5a and vice vera. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What you should do here is is take <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%285a-10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%285a-10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as common factor. Notice that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10a-20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10a-20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is simply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%285a-10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%285a-10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Therefore, you would get the expression:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Doing the subtraction in the second term, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the final answer would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<BR>\n" );
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