document.write( "Question 268861: I couldn't find a category for rational expressions but this one seemed closest.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10 - 2x / 4x^2 - 20x
\n" ); document.write( "I factored 2 from the numerator and 4 from the denominator\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x+-+5%29%2F4%28x+%2B+5%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then I canceled out the fives.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"-2%2F4x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "reduces to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-1%2F2x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Something is not right down towards the end of the problem but I can't figure it out. Please help, thanks!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #196994 by palanisamy(496)\"\" \"About 
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10 - 2x / 4x^2 - 20x
\n" ); document.write( "=2(5-x)/4x(x-5)
\n" ); document.write( "=-2(x-5)/4x(x-5)
\n" ); document.write( "=-1/2x
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