document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39241>Question 39241</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify the expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3   2x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--- + ---<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1   x-2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3   2x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--- + ---<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1   x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can use what I call \"the criss-cross method\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A   C   AD + BC<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- + - = -------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B   D     BD<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and so we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(x+3)(x-2) + (2x-5)(x+1)] / (x+1)(x-2) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[x^2 + x - 6 + 2x^2 - 3x - 5] / (x+1)(x-2) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x^2 - 2x - 11) / (x+1)(x-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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