document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=431226>Question 431226</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you simplify a rational expression like this 2k+1/6k+3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2k + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6k + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2k + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-------- {factored 3 out of bottom}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(2k + 1) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 1/3 {cancelled 2k + 1 on top and bottom}<BR>\n" );
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