document.write( "Question 49988: UGH!!! What the heck is this? I have no clue as to what I am suppose to do with this? Please help me.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #33227 by AnlytcPhil(1807)\"\" \"About 
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Multiply or divide as indicated\r\n" );
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document.write( "a.    (5x+5)/6   multiplied by  3x/(x²+x)\r\n" );
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document.write( " 5x + 5       3x\r\n" );
document.write( " ------ · ---------  \r\n" );
document.write( "    6       x² + x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor 5x + 5 as 5(x + 1)\r\n" );
document.write( "Factor x² + x as x(x + 1)\r\n" );
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document.write( " 5(x + 1)      3x\r\n" );
document.write( " -------- · ---------  \r\n" );
document.write( "    6       x(x + 1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply numerators and denominators. Do not remove the\r\n" );
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document.write( "  15x(x + 1)     \r\n" );
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document.write( "  6x(x + 1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "15 and 6 can both be divided by 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "  5\r\n" );
document.write( "  15x(x + 1)     \r\n" );
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document.write( "  6x(x + 1)\r\n" );
document.write( "  2\r\n" );
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document.write( "We can also cancel the x's and the (x + 1)'s:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  5    1\r\n" );
document.write( "  15x(x + 1)     \r\n" );
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document.write( "  6x(x + 1)\r\n" );
document.write( "  2    1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer is simply:\r\n" );
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document.write( "     5\r\n" );
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document.write( "     2\r\n" );
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document.write( "b.    (x²+x)/10   divided by  (2x+4)/5\r\n" );
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document.write( " x² + x     2x + 4\r\n" );
document.write( " ------ ÷ ---------  \r\n" );
document.write( "   10         5\r\n" );
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document.write( "To divide, invert the second and multiply\r\n" );
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document.write( " x² + x       5\r\n" );
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document.write( "   10       2x + 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor x² + x as x(x + 1)\r\n" );
document.write( "Factor 2x + 4 as 2(x + 2)\r\n" );
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document.write( " x(x + 1)      5\r\n" );
document.write( " -------- · ---------  \r\n" );
document.write( "    10       2(x + 2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply numerators and denominators. Do not remove the\r\n" );
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document.write( "   5x(x + 1)     \r\n" );
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document.write( "   20(x + 2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 5 into the 20\r\n" );
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document.write( "   1\r\n" );
document.write( "   5x(x + 1)     \r\n" );
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document.write( "   20(x + 2)\r\n" );
document.write( "    4\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's the only thing that will cancel, so the\r\n" );
document.write( "answer is\r\n" );
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document.write( "   x(x + 1)     \r\n" );
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document.write( "   4(x + 2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can leave the answer like that, or, if you\r\n" );
document.write( "want to, you can remove the parentheses and get\r\n" );
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document.write( "   x² + x\r\n" );
document.write( "  --------\r\n" );
document.write( "   4x + 8\r\n" );
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