document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=7128>Question 7128</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ((2x-14)/2x)*((6x^2)/X^2-49))=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have broken the question down to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((2(x-7)/2x))*((3x*3x)/(x(x-49))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and this is where I am lost..... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3931 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=3931\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's see:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282x-14%29%2F%282x%29%29%2A%28%286x%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2-49%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282x-14%29%2F%282x%29%29%2A%28%286x%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2-49%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your first step was ok, factor out the 2 in the first fraction. The second part was not quite right.  In the second fraction, you can factor the binomial in the denominator: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-49%29+=+%28x%2B7%29%28x-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-49%29+=+%28x%2B7%29%28x-7%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=%282%28x-7%29%2F%282x%29%29%2A%28%286x%5E2%29%2F%28x%2B7%29%28x-7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%28x-7%29%2F%282x%29%29%2A%28%286x%5E2%29%2F%28x%2B7%29%28x-7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the first fraction, cancel the 2's, then cancel the (x-7)'s, finally, cancel an x from the denominator of the first fraction and the numerator of the second fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F1%29%2A%286x%2F%28x%2B7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F1%29%2A%286x%2F%28x%2B7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%2F%28x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%2F%28x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and this is as far as you can go.<BR>\n" );
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