document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=64780>Question 64780</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Multiply the fractions.  Be sure to simplify completely.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2-x-3    3x^2-11x-20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2+7x+4     4x^2-9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #45605 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=45605\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x^2-x-3    3x^2-11x-20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2+7x+4    4x^2-9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All of these will factor, do that first:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Observe that the following will cancel:(2x-3),(x+1),(3x+4), eliminates<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the first faction (actually becomes 1), leaves us with:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can see no multiplying actually took place. Could you follow this OK?<BR>\n" );
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