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  -  9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-3  - x-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The denominators are the same so combine the numerators and rewrite as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[x^2-9]/(x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=[(x-3)(x+3)/(x-3)]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the x-3 factors to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=(x+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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