document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57652>Question 57652</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We are in rational expressions I do not understand this one  I have (x+1)(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for my final answer \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+2x-15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+6x+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+4x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please show me steps so I can see where I went wrong  Thanks, dnn </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #39379 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=39379\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi dnn,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is this the same problem you had earlier?  You did a much better job of showing where your fractions began and ended this time.  Icouldn't answer your last question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2%2B2x-15%29%2F%28x%5E2-9%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B5%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B4x%2B3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  First factor everything.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-3%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x-3%29%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B1%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B1%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Cancel the numerators and denominators that match in the top fraction and the bottom fraction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2B5%29%2Across%28%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%2Across%28%28x-3%29%29%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%2Across%28%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%2Across%28%28x%2B1%29%29%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%2B5%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B5%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Do you see that the top fraction matches the bottom fraction exaclty?  Anything divided by itself is 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28%28%28x%2B5%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%29%29%2Fcross%28%28%28x%2B5%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28%28%28x%2B5%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%29%29%2Fcross%28%28%28x%2B5%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%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=highlight%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%281%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think it's so cool when something that big and complicated looking reduces down to a single term!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating, dnn!!!  \r<BR>\n" );
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