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document.write( "Remove the inner parentheses in the numerator\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the  as \r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the principle\r\n" );
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document.write( " can be replaced by  to replace\r\n" );
document.write( "the  in the bottom by .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now cancel the 's\r\n" );
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document.write( "The numerator and denominator cancel leaving\r\n" );
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