document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38588>Question 38588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I cannot figure this out.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+2x-15/4x^2 divided by x^2-25/2x-10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am coming up with x plus or minus three over 2x^2 or 2x^2 over x plus or minus three, depending on how I'm figuring and I don't know which is right. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #24113 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=24113\">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=+%28x%5E2%2B2x-15+%29%2F%284x%5E2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x%5E2%2B2x-15+%29%2F%284x%5E2%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-25%29%2F%282x-10%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-25%29%2F%282x-10%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since this is a division problem, you need to factor everything possible, and invert the second fraction and multiply.  Now it should look like this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide out the factors of (x+5), (x-5),  and 2, and what is left will be <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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