document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=322530>Question 322530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> reduce the expression to lowest terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x-8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^+2x-8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #230891 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=230891\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{-2x\ -\ 8}{x^2\ +\ 2x\ -\ 8}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large -2\"> out of the numerator binomial and factor the quadratic denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eliminate factors common to both numerator and denominator:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And that should be sufficient.  However if the minus sign in the numerator is aesthetically unpleasing, multiply by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{-1}{-1}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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