document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=706843>Question 706843</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "((x^2-16)/(x^2+5x+6))((x^2+5x+4)/(x^2-2x-8)) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28%28x-4%29%2A%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x%2B2%29%29%29%28%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B4%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B5x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B5x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28%28x-4%29%2A%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x%2B2%29%29%29%28%28%28x%2B4%29%2A%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B5x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B5x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B4%29%2A%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B4%29%2A%28x%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28%28x-4%29%2A%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x%2B2%29%29%29%28%28%28x%2B4%29%2A%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%2A%28x-4%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-2x-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-2x-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B2%29%2A%28x-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B2%29%2A%28x-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x-4%29%2A%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B4%29%2A%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B2%29%2A%28x-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%28%28x-4%29%29%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B2%29cross%28%28x-4%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2-16%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B6%29%29%28%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B4%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%5E2-16%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B6%29%29%28%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B4%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%5E2-16%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B6%29%29%28%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B4%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-8%29%29=%28%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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