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document.write( "Factor the two denominators:\r\n" );
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document.write( "13s(s-1)   13(s-1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The LCD = 13s(s-1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The first fraction already has the LCD.\r\n" );
document.write( "To cause the second fraction to have the LCD, we\r\n" );
document.write( "notice that it is missing a factor of \" s \". So\r\n" );
document.write( "we multiply it by s/s:\r\n" );
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document.write( "13s(s-1)   13(s-1)    s\r\n" );
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document.write( "So now we have:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since the denominators are now equal, we can combine\r\n" );
document.write( "the numerators over the common denominator:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we factor the numerator:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the s's:\r\n" );
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