document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662017>Question 662017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ((2x^2-2x-24)/(6x+18))/((9x-36)/(2x)) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "((2x^2-2x-24)/(6x+18))/((9x-36)/(2x))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x^2-x-12) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-4)(x+3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Result<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[2(x-4)(x+3)] / 6(x+3) / 9(x-4) /2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-4)(x+3) / 6(x+3) = (x-4) /3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-4)/3 / 9(x-4) is the same as (x-4)/3 * 1/9(x-4) = 1/27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/27 / 2x is the same as 1/27 * 1/2x = 1/54x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This operation simplifies to 1/54x </SPAN>\n" );
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