document.write( "Question 680445: {(x^2-25)/(5y)} / {(5-x)/(20xy)} \n" ); document.write( "
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{(x^2-25)/(5y)} / {(5-x)/(20xy)}
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\n" ); document.write( "Note that (x-5)/(5-x) = -1
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\n" ); document.write( "{(x-5)(x+5)/5y} / {(5-x)/20xy}
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\n" ); document.write( "= [(-1)(x+5)/5y] / [1/20xy]
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\n" ); document.write( "Invert the denominator and multiply:
\n" ); document.write( "= [-(x+5)/5y]
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\n" ); document.write( "= -(x+5)(4x)
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\n" ); document.write( "= -4x^2-20x
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