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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #349739 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=349739\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%29%2F%282%2B4i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%29%2F%282%2B4i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%285%29%2F%282%2B4i%29%29%28%282-4i%29%2F%282-4i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%285%29%2F%282%2B4i%29%29%28%282-4i%29%2F%282-4i%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282-4i%29%2F%282-4i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282-4i%29%2F%282-4i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%285%29%282-4i%29%29%2F%28%282%2B4i%29%282-4i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%285%29%282-4i%29%29%2F%28%282%2B4i%29%282-4i%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810-20i%29%2F%28%282%2B4i%29%282-4i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810-20i%29%2F%28%282%2B4i%29%282-4i%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810-20i%29%2F%28%282%29%282%29%2B%282%29%28-4i%29%2B%284i%29%282%29%2B%284i%29%28-4i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810-20i%29%2F%28%282%29%282%29%2B%282%29%28-4i%29%2B%284i%29%282%29%2B%284i%29%28-4i%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810-20i%29%2F%284-8i%2B8i-16i%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810-20i%29%2F%284-8i%2B8i-16i%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810-20i%29%2F%284-8i%2B8i-16%28-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810-20i%29%2F%284-8i%2B8i-16%28-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace {{i^2}}} with -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810-20i%29%2F%284-8i%2B8i%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810-20i%29%2F%284-8i%2B8i%2B16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810-20i%29%2F%2820%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810-20i%29%2F%2820%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810%29%2F%2820%29%2B%28%28-20%29%2F%2820%29%29i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%29%2F%2820%29%2B%28%28-20%29%2F%2820%29%29i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2-i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2-i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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