document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=456079>Question 456079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you simplify the equation: (r^2 - r - 6)/ (r^2 -r - 12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "also how do you simplify: (-8(4-y))/((y+2)(y-4))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-(4-y)=y-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factor r^2-r-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(r-3)*(r+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and factor <BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2-r-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(r-4)*(r+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "nothing can be done with the factors\r<BR>\n" );
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