document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389450>Question 389450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify if you can:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            (6-3x)            <BR>\n" );
document.write( "        (3x^2- 4x - 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "fraction between top term and bottem term<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #276054 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=haileytucki><B>haileytucki(390)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=haileytucki><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=haileytucki><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=276054\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (6-3x)/(3x^(2)-4x-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out the GCF of -3 from each term in the polynomial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-3(x)-3(-2))/(3x^(2)-4x-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out the GCF of -3 from -3x+6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-3(x-2))/(3x^(2)-4x-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this problem (2)/(3)*-2=-4 and (2)/(3)-2=-4, so insert (2)/(3) as the right hand term of one factor and -2 as the right-hand term of the other factor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(3(x-2))/((x+(2)/(3))(x-2))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the fraction by multiplying the first term of the factor by the denominator of the second term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(3(x-2))/((3x+2)(x-2))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce the expression by canceling out the common factor of (x-2) from the numerator and denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(3/((3x+2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Reduce the expression by canceling out the common factor of (x-2) from the numerator and denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(3)/(3x+2) </SPAN>\n" );
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