document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=722815>Question 722815</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I am a little confused on dividing the LCM of p and 3p+3 by p.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think the LCM is 3p^2 + 3. If you divided that by p, would it just be 3p+3?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Actually, No and Yes.  In that order.  You erred by not distributing <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE p\"> across both terms of the binomial <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 3p\ +\ 3\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ p(3p\ +\ 3)\ \neq\ 3p^2\ +\ 3\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rather\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ p(3p\ +\ 3)\ =\ 3p^2\ +\ 3p\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please review the <a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"http://www.purplemath.com/modules/numbprop.htm\">Distributive Property</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But then you undid the error by making the same mistake in reverse when you divided your initial erroneous result by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE p\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{3p^2\ +\ 3}{p}\ \neq\ 3p\ +\ 3\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{3p^2\ +\ 3p}{p}\ =\ 3p\ +\ 3\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Capisce?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<font face=\"Math1\" size=\"+2\">Egw to Beta kai to Sigma</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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