document.write( "Question 404141: Divide and simplify...I have worked this problem and I'm not sure if I have done it correctly. r^2+5r/r^2+4r-5 divided by r/r+1 I came up with r+1/r-1 for an answer. Am I on the right track?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #285750 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$\"%28%28r%5E2%2B5r%29%2F%28r%5E2%2B4r-5%29%29%2F%28r%2F%28r%2B1%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Let's see, we will go thru it step-by-step
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\n" ); document.write( "Invert the dividing fraction and multiply
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28r%5E2%2B5r%29%2F%28r%5E2%2B4r-5%29%29\"$ * $\"%28r%2B1%29%2Fr\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28r%28r%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28r%2B5%29%28r-1%29%29%29\"$ * $\"%28r%2B1%29%2Fr\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel (r+5) and r, leaving
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2F%28%28r-1%29%29\"$ * $\"%28r%2B1%29\"$ = $\"%28%28r%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28r-1%29%29\"$ ; so you're absolutely right, way to go.
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\n" ); document.write( "But I am not sure about, what's meant here;
\n" ); document.write( "(r^2+5r)(r+1)=(r+5)(r+1)=r+1*x(x+5)
\n" ); document.write( "(r^2+4r-5)=(r+5)(r-1)r=r-1*x(x-5)
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\n" ); document.write( "How did x get in there? \n" ); document.write( "

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