document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=307026>Question 307026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is 3i/7-8i??? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #219625 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=219625\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283i%29%2F%287-8i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283i%29%2F%287-8i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283i%29%2F%287-8i%29%29%28%287%2B8i%29%2F%287%2B8i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283i%29%2F%287-8i%29%29%28%287%2B8i%29%2F%287%2B8i%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2B8i%29%2F%287%2B8i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2B8i%29%2F%287%2B8i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283i%29%287%2B8i%29%29%2F%28%287-8i%29%287%2B8i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283i%29%287%2B8i%29%29%2F%28%287-8i%29%287%2B8i%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283i%29%287%29%2B%283i%29%288i%29%29%2F%28%287-8i%29%287%2B8i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283i%29%287%29%2B%283i%29%288i%29%29%2F%28%287-8i%29%287%2B8i%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283i%29%287%29%2B%283i%29%288i%29%29%2F%28%287%29%287%29%2B%287%29%288i%29%2B%28-8i%29%287%29%2B%28-8i%29%288i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2821i%2B24i%5E2%29%2F%2849%2B56i-56i-64i%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2821i%2B24i%5E2%29%2F%2849%2B56i-56i-64i%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2821i%2B24%28-1%29%29%2F%2849%2B56i-56i-64%28-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2821i%2B24%28-1%29%29%2F%2849%2B56i-56i-64%28-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=i%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"i%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2821i-24%29%2F%2849%2B56i-56i%2B64%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2821i-24%29%2F%2849%2B56i-56i%2B64%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-24%2B21i%29%2F%28113%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-24%2B21i%29%2F%28113%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange and combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-24%2F113%2B%2821%2F113%29i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-24%2F113%2B%2821%2F113%29i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Break up the fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283i%29%2F%287-8i%29=-24%2F113%2B%2821%2F113%29i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283i%29%2F%287-8i%29=-24%2F113%2B%2821%2F113%29i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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