document.write( "Question 365787: I'm having some trouble with multiplying and dividing rational expressions. What would the answer to this be? \"%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29%2F%28x%5E2-16%29%2A%28x%5E2-8x%2B16%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x-10%29\" \n" ); document.write( "
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\"%28%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29%2F%28x%5E2-16%29%29%28%28x%5E2-8x%2B16%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x-10%29%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Factor \"x%5E2%2B2x-8\" to get \"%28x%2B4%29%2A%28x-2%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Factor \"x%5E2-16\" to get \"%28x-4%29%2A%28x%2B4%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Factor \"x%5E2-8x%2B16\" to get \"%28x-4%29%28x-4%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Factor \"x%5E2%2B3x-10\" to get \"%28x%2B5%29%2A%28x-2%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Combine the fractions. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-4%29%2F%28x%2B5%29\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29%2F%28x%5E2-16%29%29%28%28x%5E2-8x%2B16%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x-10%29%29\" simplifies to \"%28x-4%29%2F%28x%2B5%29\".\r
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