document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43226>Question 43226</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534493947/algebrahomeworkh>INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Multiply and Simplify:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-7x+12 * x^2+6x+8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-6x+8       x^2-x-6<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 #28252 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=28252\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, factor all of the polynomials:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-3)(x-4)/(x-4)(x-2) * (x+4)(x+2)/(x-3)(x+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next cancel out wherever possible.  This leaves:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4/x-2\r<BR>\n" );
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