document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57355>Question 57355</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I dont understand this problem any help is appreciated, Thank you!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/x-4- 1/x-1 divided by x/x-1+ 2/x-3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #39123 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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=39123\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If this is what you meant:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F%28x-4%29-1%2F%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F%28x-4%29-1%2F%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F%28x-1%29%2B2%2F%28x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F%28x-1%29%2B2%2F%28x-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is how you do it:  It's probably easiest to turn this into two fractions then divide rather than using the methods commonly used for complex fractions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F%28x-4%29-1%2F%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F%28x-4%29-1%2F%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F%28x-1%29%2B2%2F%28x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F%28x-1%29%2B2%2F%28x-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The LCD for the 1st fraction is: (x-4)(x-1) whatever you do to the denominator to get that, you also do to the numerator:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x-1%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29-1%28x-4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x-1%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29-1%28x-4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-x%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29%2B%28-x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-x%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29%2B%28-x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-x-x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-x-x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-2x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-2x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  <BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The LCD for the 2nd fraction is: (x-1)(x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x-3%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29%2B2%28x-1%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x-3%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29%2B2%28x-1%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%28x-3%29%2B2%28x-1%29%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%28x-3%29%2B2%28x-1%29%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-3x%2B2x-2%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-3x%2B2x-2%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-x-2%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-x-2%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-2x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-2x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-x-2%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-x-2%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Flip the second fraction and multiply:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2-2x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%2Across%28%28x-1%29%29%29%29%2A%28%28cross%28%28x-1%29%29%2A%28x-3%29%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2-2x%2B4%29%2F%28x-4%29%29%2A%28%28x-3%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E2-2x%2B4%29%2F%28x-4%29%29%2A%28%28x-3%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%28x%5E2-2x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x%5E2-x-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%28x%5E2-2x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x%5E2-x-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating, that was a whopper!!! <BR>\n" );
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