document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=556977>Question 556977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this <BR>\n" );
document.write( "z^2 - 8z + 16/z^2 +5z - 36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z^2 - 8z + 16/z^2 +5z - 36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I assume by solve you mean simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The expression can be factored as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-4)^2/((x-4)(x+9)) which reduces to (x-4)/(x+9) </SPAN>\n" );
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