document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=372606>Question 372606</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> m(x)=6x-9 and k(x)= 2-3x/6x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find and simplify: (m-k)(x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(m-k)(x)=m(x)-k(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       =(6x-9)-(2-3x/6x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is as far as I can get...any help on finishing this would be great. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #265381 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Jk22><B>Jk22(389)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Jk22><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=Jk22><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=265381\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> =(6x-9)-(2-3x/6x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This notation is a bit confusing, since the last parenthesis were simply (2-1/2)=3/2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if x=0 this is not defined, if x<>0 : <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=6x - 9 - 2 -(-3/6) = 6x - 11 + 1/2 = 6x - 21/2 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However if the 2nd parenthesis were (2-3x)/6x = 1/3x - 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 6x -9 -1/3x + 1/2 = 6x - 1/3x - 17/2<BR>\n" );
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