document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39915>Question 39915</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Multiply the rational expressions. Simplify the result.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 2x - 3/x + 2 . x^2 + 2x/x^2 - 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The (x+2) brackets cancel top and bottom. So also do the (x-1) brackets. This leaves,<BR>\n" );
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