document.write( "Question 766221: I'm confused with this equation here:\r
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document.write( "It's quite simple if you write down the fraction clearly and do some simple\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out the common factor of 12 from the denominator of the 2nd fraction\r\n" );
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document.write( "The two (r+2) terms cancel out\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we have only numbers to simplify\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you got it. Let me know if it is not clear :)\r\n" );
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