document.write( "Question 428603: Please help me simplify this? There should be a line under the first number than a thicker line between the top two and bottom two set of numbers and than a line between the third and last set of numbers. Thank you\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Invert the dividing fraction and multiply
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%29\" * \"%28%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\" = \"5%28x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B2%29%29\" or \"%285x%2B20%29%2F%28%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B6%29%29\"
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