document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59080>Question 59080</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> [(x squared -2x-3) divided by (x squared - x-2)] all divided by [(x squared -4x+3) divided by (x squared +5x-6)]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've simplified and now stuck at [(x-3) divided by (x-2)] all divided by [(x-3) diviided by (x+6)] </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40518 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=40518\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm thinking this must be a complex fraction like this, if not scroll down to the bottom and I'll show you how to finish what you started.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x-3%29%2F%28x-2%29%29%2F%28%28x-3%29%2F%28x%2B6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x-3%29%2F%28x-2%29%29%2F%28%28x-3%29%2F%28x%2B6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  You can multiply both the numerator and the denominator by the LCD of both fractions (x-2)(x+6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think this would have been easier to have solved it simply as the division of two fraction rather than a complex fraction:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You got to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%2F%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%2F%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > all divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%2F%28x%2B6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%2F%28x%2B6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Flip the second fraction over and multiply:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use either method.  Sometimes one's easier and sometimes the other's easier.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!<BR>\n" );
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