document.write( "Question 439689: Please help me solve this problem!! :(\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%5E2-36%29%2F%28x%5E2-8x%2B16%29\"$ divided by $\"%283x-18%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29\"$
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Algebra.Com's Answer #303857 by asuar010(338) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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the first step is to simplify each fraction separately...\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "first simplify: $\"%28x%5E2-36%29%2F%28x%5E2-8x%2B16%29\"$ = $\"%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-4%29%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then: $\"%283x-18%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29\"$ = $\"3%28x-6%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B3%29%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then since it is a division between polynomials it becomes a multiplication by finding the reciprocal of the denominator and looks like this:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-4%29%29\"$ * $\"%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%283%28x-6%29%29\"$ and by simplifying common terms on the numerator and the denominator we obtain: $\"%28%28x%2B6%29%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%283%28x-4%29%29\"$ \r
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