document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262081>Question 262081</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor and simplify:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2xy+3wxy-8x-12wx) / (4xy^2-64x) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We can rewrite this (2xy+3wxy-8x-12wx) / (4xy^2-64x) like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(2y+3wy-8-12w) / 4x(y^2-16) We can cancel x so it looks like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2y+3wy-8-12w) / 4(y^2-16) Now we can regroup and factor to look like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(y-4)+3w(y-4) / 4(y-4)(y+4) The numerator can be rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2+3w)(y-4)/4(y-4)(y+4) Now we can cancel out the (y-4) in the top and bottom so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2+3w)/4(y+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. Good problem.<BR>\n" );
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