document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=462403>Question 462403</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not really understanding factoring, the following problem needs to be simplified by removing a factor of one <BR>\n" );
document.write( "q^2-64/q^2-16q+64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is a fraction and ^ is meaning an exponent Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #317007 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrahouse.com><B>algebrahouse.com(1659)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrahouse.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=algebrahouse.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=317007\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> q² - 64<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "q² - 16q + 64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(q + 8)(q - 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-------------- {the top was a \"difference of two squares\", bottom factored into two binomials}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(q - 8)(q - 8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "q + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------ {cancelled q - 8 on top and bottom}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q - 8<BR>\n" );
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