document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=774548>Question 774548</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Divide and simplify if possible:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((2x+4) / (5x-20)) / ((x+2)^2 / (x-4)^2 )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've gotten this far:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^3+10x^2+32x+64) / (x^3-16x-20)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Am I headed in the right direction? Please help!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #472318 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39613)</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=472318\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor both rational expressions first.  The bottom fraction is a divisor, so multiply the reciprocal of it by the top fraction.  Now, cancel common factors.  Once that is done, then perform multiplications to simplify the numerator and denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the cancellations and the multiplications and find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%282x%5E2-4x-16%29%2F%285x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%282x%5E2-4x-16%29%2F%285x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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