document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=65720>Question 65720</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/093979862x/algebrahomeworkh>An Incremental Development</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help to add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x - 5 / x^2 - 5x - 14) - ( 2x / 7 - x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #46428 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><B>chitra(359)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=46428\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x+-+5%29%2F%28x%5E2+-+5x+-+14%29+-+%28+2x%29%2F%287+-+x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x+-+5%29%2F%28x%5E2+-+5x+-+14%29+-+%28+2x%29%2F%287+-+x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The denominator of the first term can be factored and written as: (x+2)(x-7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can be written as: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Taking (7 - x) as LCM, we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplifying this further, we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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