document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5082>Question 5082</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dear Tutor, I have tried this problem several ways and can't seem to come up with an acceptible answer.  Will you please help me solve it?  Thanks!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4x^8 + 10x^4 + 6x^3) / 2x^6 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2574 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=2574\">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=%284x%5E8+%2B+10x%5E4+%2B+6x%5E3%29+%2F+%282x%5E6%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284x%5E8+%2B+10x%5E4+%2B+6x%5E3%29+%2F+%282x%5E6%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's try factoring the common factor of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from the numerator:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now reduce the fraction by dividing out the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I prefer THIS answer, but sometimes there is another form of the answer in which the answer is in separate fractions.  You can ignore the rest of this is what I wrote above is the answer you need.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If this is not the answer you need, then you can split up the numerator into three separate fractions:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then reduce each fraction:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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