document.write( "Question 722693: Ahhhh, I am a pretty good math student and this question is probably not something I will see on my test but it's driving me nuts, please help...\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #442834 by Edwin McCravy(20060) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Do the left numerator by factoring the denominator:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Do the left denominator by getting an LCD of (x-2):\r\n" );
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document.write( "                =  =  = \r\n" );
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document.write( "So we have\r\n" );
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document.write( "The first term is a fraction divided by a fraction, so\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we invert the second fraction and change the division to \r\n" );
document.write( "multiplication.\r\n" );
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document.write( "We cancel the (x-2)'s\r\n" );
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document.write( "We cancel the (x-1)'s\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get an LCD of (x+2)(x-2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer has -4 in the numerator, not +4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin

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