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document.write( "a^2-49/a-7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2-49/a-7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the numerator:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2-49 = (a-7)(a+7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem is now:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(a+7)(a-7)]/[a-7]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the factor common to numerator and denominator to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= a+7<BR>\n" );
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