document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=65480>Question 65480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Subtract and express result in simplest form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2  -  9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-3  - x-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If I was to continue on with this I would first cancel out the x-3 since they are both equal to each other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then to do the top I believe I would just say it is -9x^2 the answer being<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x^2, is this correct? Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X^2/(X-3)-9/(X-3) THEN BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SAME DENOMINATORS YOU CAN COMBINE THE NUMERATORS THUS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X^2-9)/(X-3) NOW FACTORING THE NUMERATOR WE GET<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X-3)(X+3)/X-3) NOW WE CAN CANCEL OUT THE (X-3) FACTORS AND ARE LEFT WITH<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+3<BR>\n" );
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