document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=650332>Question 650332</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x^2-3x-20 / 4x^2-13x-12 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried to factor the bottom and the top and then kinda got stuck the directions say to reduce to lowest terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I come up with (x-4)(2x+5) on top and (x-4)(4x+3) I am just unsure where to go from here<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you help please?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #407286 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=407286\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28%28x+-+4%29%2A%282x+%2B+5%29%29+%2F+%28%28x+-+4%29%2A%284x+%2B+3%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28%28x+-+4%29%2A%282x+%2B+5%29%29+%2F+%28%28x+-+4%29%2A%284x+%2B+3%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It helps to express it like this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can see that the 1st fraction is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "reduced to lowest terms this is<BR>\n" );
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