document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32993>Question 32993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Divide:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 12x + 35/x^2 + 4x - 5 / x^2 + 3x - 28 / x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find (f + g)(7) when f(x)= x + 5 and g(x)= -x^2 - 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried wroking out the first problem and kept getting (x+5)/(x+5)(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Im not sure if the x+5 cancels and leaves x+4.  Please help.  And for the second problem im confused on what to do.  Please help.\r<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 #19428 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=19428\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor where you can to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(x+7)(x+5)]/[(x+5)(x-1)]/[(x+7)(x-4)]/(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is like a/b/c/d = (a/b)*(d/c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, cancel factors that are common to a numerator and a denominator,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for example cancel (x+5) and (x-1) and (x+7) to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/(x-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(f + g)(7)= f(7) + g(7)= (7+5) + (-(7^2)-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=12-55=-43<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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