document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=417353>Question 417353</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me simplify this equation: x^2 -x -6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                       x^2 -2x -3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 -x -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( " = x^2 -3x +2x -6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= x(x-3) +2(x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(x+2)(x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 -2x -3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= x^2 -3x +x -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=x(x-3) +1(x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(x+1)(x-3) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here (x-3) will cancel due to on numerator and denominator ...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer is  :  (x+2) / (x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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