document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=333715>Question 333715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "v^2+8v+7/3v^2+18v-21 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%5E2%2B8v%2B7%29%2F%283v%5E2%2B18v-21%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v%5E2%2B8v%2B7%29%2F%283v%5E2%2B18v-21%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%28v%2B7%29%28v%2B1%29%29%2F%283v%5E2%2B18v-21%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28v%2B7%29%28v%2B1%29%29%2F%283v%5E2%2B18v-21%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%5E2%2B8v%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%5E2%2B8v%2B7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%2B7%29%28v%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v%2B7%29%28v%2B1%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%28v%2B7%29%28v%2B1%29%29%2F%283%28v%2B7%29%28v-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28v%2B7%29%28v%2B1%29%29%2F%283%28v%2B7%29%28v-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3v%5E2%2B18v-21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3v%5E2%2B18v-21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28v%2B7%29%28v-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28v%2B7%29%28v-1%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=%28highlight%28%28v%2B7%29%29%28v%2B1%29%29%2F%283%2Ahighlight%28%28v%2B7%29%29%28v-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28highlight%28%28v%2B7%29%29%28v%2B1%29%29%2F%283%2Ahighlight%28%28v%2B7%29%29%28v-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%28%28v%2B7%29%29%28v%2B1%29%29%2F%283%2Across%28%28v%2B7%29%29%28v-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28cross%28%28v%2B7%29%29%28v%2B1%29%29%2F%283%2Across%28%28v%2B7%29%29%28v-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%2B1%29%2F%283%28v-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v%2B1%29%2F%283%28v-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%2B1%29%2F%283v-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v%2B1%29%2F%283v-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%5E2%2B8v%2B7%29%2F%283v%5E2%2B18v-21%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v%5E2%2B8v%2B7%29%2F%283v%5E2%2B18v-21%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%2B1%29%2F%283v-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v%2B1%29%2F%283v-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%5E2%2B8v%2B7%29%2F%283v%5E2%2B18v-21%29=%28v%2B1%29%2F%283v-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v%5E2%2B8v%2B7%29%2F%283v%5E2%2B18v-21%29=%28v%2B1%29%2F%283v-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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