document.write( "Question 328472: Can you please break this down for me & show step by step? I am a visual learner and the book is not helping me on this. Thanks\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find the product or quotient.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "35a + 280 divide a^2 - 64
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7a - 35 divide a^2-a-20 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #235273 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Find the product or quotient:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2835a+%2B+280%29%2F%28a%5E2+-+64%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%287a+-+35%29%2F%28a%5E2-a-20%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "each expression can be factored here
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2835%28a+%2B+8%29%29%2F%28%28a-8%29%28a%2B8%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%287%28a+-+5%29%29%2F%28a-5%29%28a%2B4%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "we can cancel some of this immediately, cancel (a+8) and (a-5)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2835%29%2F%28%28a-8%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%287%29%2F%28%28a%2B4%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Invert the dividing fraction and multiply
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2835%29%2F%28%28a-8%29%29\"$ * $\"%28a%2B4%29%2F7\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel 7 into 35
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%29%2F%28%28a-8%29%29\"$ * (a+4) = $\"%285%28a%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28a-8%29%29\"$ or $\"%285a%2B20%29%2F%28%28a-8%29%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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