document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=406185>Question 406185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have been trying to solve this rational expression to get the LCD\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6m^2/3m+15,2/(m+5)2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factor each denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3m+15=3(m+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(m+5)2=(m+5)2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer I got=LCD=3(m+5)2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the problem is that the first denominator has to be three terms and I cannot figure out what i'm doing wrong. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "6m^2/3m+15,2/(m+5)2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factor each denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3m+15=3(m+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(m+5)2=(m+5)2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer I got=LCD=3(m+5)2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the problem is that the first denominator has to be three terms and I cannot figure out what i'm doing wrong.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LCD = 3(m+5)^2 as you said<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could reduce the first term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2m^2/(m+5) then the LCD = (m+5)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is that all you want to do, find the LCD?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't know what you mean, \"has to be 3 terms...\" ???<BR>\n" );
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