document.write( "Question 37349: Please help..how do i work this problem. I have to factor the numerator and denominator as completely as possible, then divide out all the like factors (one for one) in numerator and denominator.
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    25x \r\n" );
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document.write( " 10x + 15\r\n" );
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document.write( "Please show me the details of getting the answer so i may understand how it is done.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Sean
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    25x \r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the numerator as 5·5·x\r\n" );
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document.write( "   5·5·x \r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the denominator as 5(2x + 3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "   5·5·x \r\n" );
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document.write( " 5(2x + 3) \r\n" );
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document.write( "Now you may divide out the 5's which I have colored red below\r\n" );
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document.write( "   5·5·x \r\n" );
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document.write( " 5(2x + 3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Normally we just cancel them like this:\r\n" );
document.write( "   1 \r\n" );
document.write( "   5·5·x \r\n" );
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document.write( " 5(2x + 3)\r\n" );
document.write( " 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "and get\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5·x \r\n" );
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document.write( " (2x + 3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The we write 5x for 5·x and erase the parentheses \r\n" );
document.write( "around the denominator:\r\n" );
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document.write( "   5x \r\n" );
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document.write( " 2x + 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin\r\n" );
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