document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=392491>Question 392491</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> help please and thank you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the LCM of 7(v-2) and 14(v-2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #278572 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=278572\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LCM is the least common multiple of both numbers...the LCM must be an integer multiple of both numbers. Factoring,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7(v-2) = 7(v-2) in simplest form (we could expand as 7v - 14 but it's easier to assume v-2 is a factor)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14(v-2) = 2*7(v-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Taking the intersection of the factors, the LCM is 14(v-2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Intersection refers to the intersection of two sets, in this case, each factorization is a set). </SPAN>\n" );
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