document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=359073>Question 359073</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perform the indicated operations and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-3 / x-9 - x+1 / x+9 + x-117 / x^2-81\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "very confused and i am lost, please help me </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #256263 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=256263\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Get the three terms over a common denominator. Then expand and simplfy if possible<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-81+=+%28x-9%29%28x%2B9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-81+=+%28x-9%29%28x%2B9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so let's get all three terms over <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now expand the first two terms<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Collect like terms in the numerator<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now Simplify (remember that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-81+=+%28x-9%29%28x%2B9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-81+=+%28x-9%29%28x%2B9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
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