document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=374090>Question 374090</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having trouble with multiplying rational expressions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem is...  6a over 2b multiplied by 12b over 3a^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried simplifying and cross multiplying but i cannot get the correct answer.  Thank you for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #266222 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=266222\">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=%28%286a%29%2F%282b%29%29%2A%28%2812b%29%2F%283a%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%286a%29%2F%282b%29%29%2A%28%2812b%29%2F%283a%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%286a%29%2812b%29%29%2F%28%283a%5E2%29%282b%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%286a%29%2812b%29%29%2F%28%283a%5E2%29%282b%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2A12ab%29%2F%286a%5E2%2Ab%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2A12ab%29%2F%286a%5E2%2Ab%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2A12ab%29%2F%286a%2Aa%2Ab%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2A12ab%29%2F%286a%2Aa%2Ab%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Aa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Aa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28highlight%286%29%2A12%2Ahighlight%28a%29%2Ahighlight%28b%29%29%2F%28highlight%286%29%2Ahighlight%28a%29%2Aa%2Ahighlight%28b%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%286%29%2A12%2Across%28a%29%2Across%28b%29%29%2F%28cross%286%29%2Across%28a%29%2Aa%2Across%28b%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2Fa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2Fa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%286a%29%2F%282b%29%29%2A%28%2812b%29%2F%283a%5E2%29%29=12%2Fa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%286a%29%2F%282b%29%29%2A%28%2812b%29%2F%283a%5E2%29%29=12%2Fa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where none of the variables are zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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