document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=770414>Question 770414</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you help me simplify this rational expression?(x-4)/(2x^2-8x) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #469521 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=469521\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Just as you would do with ordinary base ten numbers in fractions, factorize numerators and denominators and look for equal factors in numerator and denominator.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What can you do with your denominator of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2-8x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2-8x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?  Reverse of distributive property is useful.  What else if you do that? </SPAN>\n" );
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